Community members are encouraged each year to join in to help raise and lower the Avenue of Flags in order to honor local veterans, including former mayors of West Newton, nurses, those killed in action, and flags representing several generations of veterans from different families. Other community service groups like Boy and Girl Scouts and Young Marines also often participate in the annual event, which garners about 100 participants each time.
|
MORE THAN
|
When the display is raised, volunteers place each of the 10-foot flag poles along the cemetery pathways near a predetermined spot, marked by permanently embedded pieces of PVC pipe in the ground. Then, groups of three to five volunteers raise the poles into each hole, attaching hardware and a plaque, then clipping on the flag before raising each into place. The same process is reversed to take them down. The flags are then folded and stored for the next year.
|
Thank you to our loyal sponsors, which support us every year, either by encouraging volunteers, providing resources or donating funding to ensure the continuing success of the Avenue of Flags:
Organizations
|
![]() Yough High School Student Council has participated since 2005, bringing about 40 students to help raise the flags every year.
“We are so grateful for the volunteers, from high-schoolers to old-timers, who help us each and every year,” said Kathie Montgomery, who, along with Stacey Federoff, co-leads the organizing committee. “We also are grateful for the support of local businesses who help us buy pizza and doughnuts to fuel the community service that honors our veterans.”
|