Thursday, May 21, 2009

Volunteers needed to help place flags on graves for Memorial Day

If you have some time in the mornings, our veteran organizations would appreciate anyone who wants to help place flags on the graves of our service men and women before Memorial Day.

Volunteer help is needed at Forest Cemetery on Stickney near Bancroft and Sherman. This help is needed Saturday May 23, 2009 starting at 9:00 a.m. There will be Members of American Legion Post 110, Point Place Post, to direct the volunteers.

Calvary Cemetery also needs help tomorrow. Calvary is located on Parkside Blvd and Dorr St., main entrance on Parkside. Volunteers can contact American Legion Post #642 at 419-381-9259. Also Catholic War Veterans Post Logsdon-Walla #639 will have some volunteers working the cemetery starting approximately 9:00 a.m. Friday May 22, 2009.

Toledo's Memorial Day Parade will be Saturday. Parade line up is at 9 a.m. and the ceremony at the monuments in Civic Center will begin after the parade at 11:30.

1 comment:

navyvet said...

We were in DC over Memorial weekend.....visited Arlington Cemetery...

It is very impressive to see every grave with a flag.

Never Forget.

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