Volunteers are wanted to assist VFW Post 653 in New Canaan to place flags at the graves of fallen soldiers in their honor for Memorial Day.
All are welcome to participate on Saturday, May 24, from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Lakeview Cemetery on Main Street in New Canaan. We will meet at the lower Veterans’ section (Section M), just to the right after you enter from Main Street and cross the bridge. Refreshments will be served.
Last year, the VFW removed the flags it had placed, so that these flags may be reused for this year. Removing the flags is following proper flag etiquette and protocol established at Arlington Cemetery, and of course, has the added benefit of reusing flags, thereby reducing waste and conserving funds. Removing flags is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, June 7 at 8am, but unlike flag placement, is weather dependent.
Memorial poppies will be available for any donation made to New Canaan VFW Post 653 the Saturday and Sunday of May 17 and 18 and on Memorial Day weekend at several New Canaan businesses (Acme, Dunkin, Walter Stewart’s Market and Zumbach’s). Post 653 uses fundraising proceeds to pay for flags and wreaths that are laid on Memorial Day and during the Christmas season on veterans’ graves at Lakeview and other cemeteries in New Canaan.
Donations can be made here or a check to the New Canaan VFW, a 501(c)3 non-profit, can be sent to:
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 653
P.O. BOX 653
New Canaan, CT 06840