Flags flying once again....

Memorial Day 2016

For the last 15 years or so, the Scouts or the YM or the YW in our ward have posted flags for the holidays as part of fundraising for camps and Scout equipment.  If you have read this blog over the years, you know that we have stored, repaired and cleaned 100 flags over at least the past 10 years. However with the switch to our new ward, that plan was no longer available as they chose to do other things.  All of the flags we had followed with the Walnut Grove ward.  People were very sad about that in our end of the ward, so Gary and I proposed a new plan:  the Walnut Grove North Neighborhood Flag postings.  For $25.00 this year, we (Gary) prepared new flags and poles for everyone who ordered one.  For an extra $10, we would post them on the holidays throughout the year and store them as well.  That $10 will be donated to charity in the name of the neighborhood.  In the following years, people can either just take their flag or pay another $25 for us to post and that will be donated to charity.  We had a total of 20 people sign up-4 who are posting their own flags.

These are the same style as our previous flags
so Gary spray painted the tops glitter red.
The litter wasn't so great, but the red makes
it easy to recognize our flags.

Happy Memorial Day!!  Despite the problems in our country, I so appreciate the people who have given their lives to defend and protect us over the last 250 years or so.  I am grateful that young men and women continue to choose to join the military and to work to protect and give aid throughout the world.