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From former State Rep. Tom Wilder of East Cobb, who’s involved in the Wreaths Across America fundraising effort to honor departed military veterans during the holidays:

The Georgia National Cemetery Advisory Council participates with national cemeteries across America by recognizing those who have fought bravely in serving America. This national program provides a wreath placed on each grave in December. This program has been supported by family, friends, and community leaders in Georgia since 2008.

Over 22,750 military men and women are buried in Georgia’s National Cemetery on a hilltop near Canton Georgia. Approximately 500 volunteers from the Boy Scouts of America, churches, community organizations and families lay wreathes on the gravesite prior to the annual memorial service. This annual event will be held this year on Saturday, December 19, 2020.

Georgia businesses and individual donors have supported this program for over 10 years. Our appreciation to those who continue to support this memorial project. Donations are tax deductible with a receipt provided by the Georgia National Cemetery Advisory Council upon request.

Please support this special program recognizing the lives of those who have protected or given their lives for our freedom. Corporate and individual sponsorships of $1,000 or more are recognized appropriately. Our fundraising goal by November 30th for $200,000 purchasing 17,000 wreaths are to be placed at each gravesite. Checks can be payable to Georgia National Cemetery Advisory Council at GNCAC Post Office Box 5476, Canton, GA 30114-9998.

For more information, contact Tom Wilder, U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran and Cemetery Council member at 770-973-1422 or tom@wilder-realty.com.

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Earlier this month we posted about a fundraising appeal for Wreaths Across America, and in particular donations for purchase wreaths for the gravestones of veterans buried at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.

That was right before Veterans Day, but Tom Wilder, an East Cobb real estate agent and Naval veteran of Vietnam who’s spearheading the drive, says the group is running short of time and donations in order to place a wreath at every marker in that cemetery.

That’s more than 20,000 homemade wreaths in all, and the goal is to place the wreaths on Dec. 14. That work is done by local civic, church and scout organizations, but the wreaths need to be ordered by the end of November.

(There’s a separate organization that’s conducting a similar wreath-laying effort at the Marietta National Cemetery.)

Wreaths Across America is a national program that’s been doing this since 2008, and Wilder says Georgia businesses and individual donors have been making contributions for about as long.

Here’s what you can do to help:

Donations are tax deductible with a receipt provided by the Georgia National Cemetery Advisory Council upon request.

Please go to ganationalcemetery.org and support this special program recognizing the lives of those who have protected or given their lives for our freedom.

For more information, contact Tom Wilder, U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran and Cemetery Council member at 770-973-1422 or tom@wilder-realty.com.

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