 |
 |
ETMAC Members and Unit Commanders: Please see the attached and below Media Release announcing Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett's Wreaths Across America Campaign to place a wreath at every Veterans headstone at all three of the Vet Cemeteries in Knox County. If you buy two wreaths, a third one is donated for free. Please pass this information onto your unit personnel and veteran organization members. Let's work hard to make sure a wreath is place at every headstone in all three cemeteries!! Thank you! Patrice Collins Board Member and Admin Support for ETMAC-East Tennessee Military Affairs Council Economic Development Assistant Knoxville Chamber | 17 Market Square, Suite 201 | Knoxville, TN 37902 865-246-2646 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> From: Jennifer Linginfelter Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 9:26 AM To: Communications Subject: RELEASE: Wreaths Across America 2016 [Media_Release_Header.jpg] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Grider Jennifer Linginfelter 215-4750 office 215-4579 office 363-8681 cell 803-5509 cell Mayor Burchett announces effort to raise funds for wreaths at veteran cemeteries Knoxville, Tenn. (Oct. 12, 2016) - Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is once again launching a Wreaths Across America team in an effort to raise funds to place as many live wreaths as possible on the graves of veterans buried at the three veterans cemetery locations in Knox County. A $15 sponsorship will pay for a wreath made of live greenery to be placed on a veteran's grave at either the Old East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Lyons View Pike, the New East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Governor John Sevier Highway or the Knoxville National Cemetery on Tyson Street near Old Gray Cemetery. "If you simply sponsor one wreath or choose to sponsor 100, you are honoring veterans and families who have honored our community with their service," said Mayor Burchett. "Whether the men and women buried in our veteran cemeteries were lost during combat or after living a long life, we do this for the family members who are still living." There are more than 15,000 veterans buried at the three veteran cemetery locations in Knox County. Anyone wanting to sponsor a wreath can do so by visiting http://www.knoxcounty.org and clicking on the Wreaths Across America banner. The organization is also offering a "three-for-two" sponsorship special, which means it will donate a wreath for every two that are sponsored. The deadline for online donations is Nov. 28, and the deadline for donations made by check is Nov. 21. Checks should be made payable to "Wreaths Across America" and mailed to 400 Main Street, Suite 615, Knoxville, TN 37902. The wreaths will be placed on the graves Dec. 17. Wreaths Across America is a national non-profit that works to place live wreaths on veteran graves during the holidays. ### Jennifer Linginfelter Communications Manager Office of Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett 865-215-4579 Office 865-803-5509 Cell [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ________________________________ [Avast logo]<https://www.avast.com/antivirus> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com<https://www.avast.com/antivirus>