Nov 10, 2014 1 min read

CARMICHAELS – For the fourth consecutive year, Carmichaels Women’s Civic Club, along with American Legion Post 400 and Carmichaels Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3491, is participating in the Wreaths Across America campaign.

The club is now seeking sponsors to purchase wreaths that will be placed on veterans’ graves at the Laurel Point Cemetery in Carmichaels. On Dec. 13, National Wreaths Across America Day, remembrance wreaths will be placed on the graves of fallen veterans at more than 900 locations across the country and overseas.

A remembrance ceremony will be held at Laurel Point Cemetery at noon Dec. 13. Last year, 306 wreaths were placed on the graves of the veterans at Laurel Point Cemetery. This year, the goal of the Carmichaels Women’s Civic Club is to place wreaths on the 309 veterans’ graves at Laurel Point.

The Civic Club is seeking sponsorship from individuals, clubs, organizations and businesses. The cost is $15 per wreath, and the deadline to sponsor wreaths is Nov. 24.

Checks should be made out to Wreaths Across America and sent to Carmichaels Women’s Civic Club, P.O. Box 453, Carmichaels, PA 15320. For more information, call 724-833-1532.