The Towamencin Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is sponsoring a Wreaths Across America Day ceremony at Wentz’s United Church of Christ cemetery, 3246 Skippack Pike, Skippack, at noon on Saturday, Dec. 16, rain or shine.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony to honor the veterans laid to rest in the cemetery. Invited guests include Lansdale Mayor Garry Herbert.
Towamencin DAR began sponsoring Wreaths Across America at Wentz’s UCC in 2019 with plans to continue into the future. The chapter purchased wreaths that will be placed on tombstones of soldiers who fought in all wars dating back to Revolutionary times, with each name read aloud.
The non-profit Wreaths Across America was founded in 1992, to conduct a yearly wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony has been expanded and carried out across the country simultaneously.
About DAR
DAR is a non-political service organization that promotes historic preservation, education and patriotism, and is open to any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. For more information about DAR visit www.dar.org.
