Bolingbrook Junior ROTC Cadets Participating in Wreaths Across America Program

To honor fallen members of the military, Bolingbrook High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC program is taking part in the national Wreaths Across America program by sponsoring the sale of wreaths that will be placed on graves at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood on Dec. 14, according to a Valley View School District news release.

Orders for the $15 wreaths must be placed and paid for by Nov. 30 if the donor has a specific gravesite on which the wreaths should be placed or by Dec. 1 if there are no placement instructions.

Order forms are available by emailing bhs.afjrotch@live.com, by calling (630) 450-9332, or by boing to www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org. But it’s important to remember to use the BHS JROTC group number (ILROTC091) and location number (ILALNE) when ordering online.

The BHS JROTC hopes to receive enough orders to place 200 wreaths. The program will use its portion of the fundraiser to purchase additional wreaths. And officials hope to place wreaths on all 32,000 graves at the cemetery. Similar ceremonies will take place on Dec. 14 (National Wreaths Across America Day) at national cemeteries throughout the country.

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