So, the holidays are now almost behind us, and it is my hope that every member of our chapter has had a healthy, active, and happy time with friends and family.
On December 14th, many Veteran’s organizations participated in the Wreaths across America program at Ruskin Memorial Cemetery. Estimated participation was well over 300 folks, including all the youth organizations. In 2023, we had less than 100 participants, with many of those young people involved with these youth groups.
The purpose of the Wreaths program is to Remember, Honor and Teach: Remember our deceased Veterans, Honor our heroes with a wreath placed on their grave and teach our youth the value of freedom and patriotism.
Our MOAA Motto is “Never stop serving” and there were several of our Sun City Chapter members involved with the Ruskin Wreaths project. It was the second annual event that our
MOAA Chapter member Walt Cawein has organized. Walt has taken an active and personal interest in supporting and honoring our deceased American heroes. He organized several grave cleaning events last year and spent the two weekends, prior to the 14th, making sure our veteran’s stones were ready for the wreaths.
