Lyndonville Foundation gives towards brunch Dec. 16 before Wreaths Across America
Press Release, Lyndonville Area Foundation
Provided photo: Steve Goodrich (left), commander of the American Legion Houseman Tanner Post in Lyndonville, shakes hands with Jim Simon, Lyndonville Area Foundation director and Houseman Tanner Post member.
LYNDONVILLE – The Lyndonville Area Foundation donated $500 to the Houseman Tanner Post to support the annual Wreaths Across America Community Brunch.
The event will be hosted at The Webber Kitchen Collaborative in Lyndonville on Dec. 16 prior to the laying of wreaths on veterans’ graves at the local cemeteries.
Wreaths Across America is a nationwide program that honors those who have served by placing Holiday Wreaths on the graves of our service members. Steve Goodrich, the Houseman Tanner Post Commander, said that this is their way to thank the volunteers that will be laying wreaths on veterans’ graves in the Lynhaven Cemetery later that day.
The American Legion Post holds fundraisers throughout the year to help raise funds to defray the cost of the brunch, where they expect to host around 50-75 people. Members of the Post and volunteers raise funds a variety of ways during the year.
This year the American Legion booth accepted donations at the Lyndonville 4th of July celebration for opportunities to win a variety of prizes donated by local artisans. Additionally, during the Town of Yates Street Dance in August, the Post sold Sunflower Bouquets donated by a local resident. The funds raised, along with donations made by local businesses, cover the cost of the event.
“Due to Legion bylaws, we cannot directly help or sponsor any organization,” Goodrich wrote in an application to the Foundation. “We can show our gratitude to those helping to remember the Fallen.”
If you are a Veteran and are interested in becoming a member of the Lyndonville Houseman Tanner Post please contact Joe Hausler at 585-967-2934 or email the Post at AmericanLegion1603@gmail.com.
Photo by Tom Rivers: A volunteer carries wreaths to be placed at veterans’ graves at Lynhaven Cemetery on Housel Avenue in Lyndonville last Dec. 17 as part of the Wreaths Across America observance. Volunteers placed 441 wreaths at veterans’ graves in Lyndonville last year. Wreaths Across America will be observed on Dec. 16 with ceremonies locally in Lyndonville, Medina and Holley.
