November 2, 2016
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Veteran’s Day celebration
Submitted Photo Wreaths Across America is an organization whose mission is to remember, honor and teach, in coordinating wreath laying ceremonies in December at veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.
Wentzville eighth-grader joins Wreaths Across America effort to place wreaths on veterans’ gravestones
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By Brett Auten Amber Scheulen is on a mission. Scheulen and the rest of the members Wentzville Civil Air Patrol Squadron have teamed up with Wreaths Across America, an organization whose mission is to remember, honor and teach, in coordinating wreath laying ceremonies in December at Arlington National Cemetery as well as veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. “We are not here to decorate graves,” Karen Worcester, Executive Director of Wreaths Across America said. “We’re here to remember not their deaths, but their lives.” Each wreath is $15 and the Wentzville Civil Air Patrol Squadron has set a goal of 500 wreaths for 500 veterans and are asking for a donation to help them ensure every fallen veteran’s gravestone is graced with a green wreath this December. “They watched over us, now let us watch over them,” Scheulen said. “Help us remember and honor our fallen heroes.” Scheulen, 13, is an eighth grader at Hollenbeck Junior High. She is an Airman First Class and has been in Civil Air Patrol for nearly a year-and-half
with a focus on leadership, responsibility, and most of all teamwork. “With a team, I know I am not alone and in teamwork almost anything is possible and will happen with greater impact,” she said. The deadline for the project is Dec.
1. When you donate to Wreaths Across America, your money sponsors a wreath first and foremost. Eighty-six cents of every dollar donated goes toward wreath sponsorships, shipping costs not covered by trucking partners and fundraising group paybacks. Wreaths Across America operates on the remaining margin, keeping overhead low and paying wages to just eight full-time employ-
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Movie: “Hacksaw Ridge” Photo by Ray Rockwell Amber Scheulen, 13, is an eighth grader at Hollenbeck Junior High. She is an Airman First Class and has been in Civil Air Patrol for nearly a year-and-half.
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