I just wanted to share this with our readers. It is just one example of how creative people can be when service is on their minds.
Readers may be interested to know that these wreaths -- some 5,000 -- are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine . The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He's done this since 1992 (he had 4,000 wreaths left over and thought about what he could do with them - he remembered visiting the cemetery on a field trip when he was 12 years old and thought decorating the graves of the soldiers who had died for our freedom would be the best use of those wreaths - he has continued to provide wreaths every year since then). A wonderful guy. Also, most years, groups of Maine school kids combine an educational trip to DC with this event to help out. Hundred of locals turn out each year to help.
(Our service doesn't have to be on a scale this large. Just bringing a plate of cookies to a shut in in your neighborhood can make for a happier Christmas).
