The national nonprofit organization Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced that Fairview Cemetery and Fairview Cemetery Annex in Denver will join the mission to remember, honor, and teach as an official location for 2023. This is the first year that the cemetery will participate in this national program.

WAA started as a simple gesture of thanks that has grown into a national, yearlong movement of dedicated volunteers and communities coming together to not only remember the nation's fallen and honor their service, but to teach the next generation about the value of freedom.

This year, there will be more than 3,700 participating locations placing wreaths on veterans' graves on National Wreaths Across America Day, which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 16. More than 2 million volunteers will come together on that day.

The goal for Fairview Cemetery and Fairview Cemetery Annex is to raise enough funds to place 373 sponsored veterans' wreaths on the headstones of all the local heroes laid to rest there. The event is designed to help ensure that the individuals who served to protect the freedoms of the country will never be forgotten and to bring the community together in patriotic commemoration.

Those interested in volunteering for WAA or sponsoring a wreath for Fairview Cemetery and Fairview Cemetery Annex are invited to visit http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/PAFVDN to learn more. National Wreaths Across America Day is a free community event open to all people.

To learn more about local efforts, contact Sandy Flory at sandy@ptd.net or 717-538-9299.