Wreaths Across America

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  Wreaths Across America started with a 12-year-old boy in the 1990s who had an indelible impression experience when he went to Washington D.C. and visited Arlington National Cemetery. Later in life when he was the owner of a wreath company, he started laying wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery during the Christmas time frame.

In 2007, the Worcester family, along with veterans and other groups and individuals formed

Wreaths Across America, a non-profit organization, to continue and expand this effort. Their mission is simple: Remember. Honor. Teach.

In 2008, over 300 locations held wreath-laying ceremonies in every state, Puerto Rico and 24 overseas cemeteries. Over 100,000 wreaths were placed on veteran’s graves. Over 60,000 volunteers participated. And that year, December 13, 2008 was unanimously voted by the US Congress as “Wreaths Across America Day”.

In 2014 over 700,000 memorial wreaths at 1000 locations in the United States and beyond, including ceremonies at the Pearl Harbor Memorial, Bunker Hill, Valley forge and the sites of the September 11thtragedies. The organization’s goal of covering Arlington National Cemetery was met in 2014 with the placement of 226,525 wreaths.

This event is held annually on the second or third Saturday of December at Bushnell National Cemetery in Bushnell Florida. 

Sponsor A Wreath

The best method to sponsor a wreath is through the website www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/FL1154

This brings you to our personal TOVA web page. Click “sponsor wreaths” and follow the prompts (just like ordering anything online). You will be able to purchase with Paypal, GPay, or any major Credit/Debit Card. 

If you would like to sponsor a wreath for a loved one’s specific grave site at Bushnell, you can choose that option and follow instructions to either place yourself on December 9th or have a Bushnell Cemetery volunteer place for you and email picture.

If you would like to have a TOVA volunteer place the wreath for you that day, you can contact Keith Breedlove who has done so in the past. Please go through him to assist you with the ordering as he knows the specific process required to make this happen. He can be reached at (571) 425-7404.

The above method for ordering is highly preferred, however, for check or cash, you will need to contact Mary Farwell at (619) 559-0962 to assist you with the form and mailing process.

Volunteering on Wreath Day

The Wreath Day this year is December 16th. If you are interested in volunteering in laying wreaths, please click on the link below.  More details on time and location to be announced as we get closer to the date. Just be prepared to be there for a good portion of the day. 10,000 volunteers come out that day.