**SPECIAL MISSION** WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA MIDDLETOWN AND ROCKY HILL CT THURSDAY AND SATURDAY 12/16 &12/18 2021

Like last year, Things are a little different this year.  We will not be having the Convoy as in years past. Wreaths will be delivered directly to the State Veterans Cemetery 317 Bow La in Middletown on Thursday 12/16/2021.  The trucks are  scheduled to arrive around 7am. 1 truckload will be on pallets and the 2nd will not.

We are looking for assistance at the cemetery on Thursday morning at 7:30am to assist in unloading approx 680 boxes.  These boxes will be distributed throughout the cemetery for placement on Saturday. Any assistance on Thursday would be appreciated.

On Saturday, The Middletown cemetery will be closed to vehicle traffic with parking on the CVH property across the street as well as the Eastern Drive Commuter lot with shuttle buses transporting to and from the cemetery starting at 9:30am. Signs will be posted to assist in parking.

The Ceremony will take place at 12 noon so please plan on arriving at the cemetery around 11am.

RC Jenn Hauser (203-627-7604) will be RCIC at CT State Veterans Cemetery 317 Bow Lane. Middletown.

RC Linda Liversidge-Daley (203-915-8259) will be RCIC at Col Raymond F. Gates Cemetery 392 West St in Rocky Hill.

Staging for both locations will be at 11am

Any RC’s that have flags are requested to bring them to whichever event they attend.

Members are requested to choose whichever site they would want to attend.  Help is needed at the Rocky Hill site.

Members are reminded that Personal Weapons are not permitted on State Property.