Wreaths Across America Announces 2021 Race Program
Expanded partnership with event-management and timing company CompetitorME provides a variety of options for supporters looking to log miles while raising funds to support the mission!
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COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Wreaths Across America (WAA) proudly announces its 2021 Race Program which will include a 737-mile virtual ESCORT TO ARLINGTON CHALLENGE, two virtual RUNNING FOR WREATHS options (5K and 10K available) in May and September, and one in-person STEM TO STONE REMEMBRANCE RUN this July, with a virtual option. This year s race program is the result of an expanded partnership with event-management and timing company CompetitorME, after a successful inaugural year in 2020 where eight virtual road races were held across the country. The variety of options for supporters provides an opportunity to build community awareness and understanding of W
Military veteran flies across country to personally deliver portrait of fallen Marine he never met
Military veteran flies across country to personally deliver portrait of fallen Marine he never met
Tennis De Jong, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps from Everett, wanted to make sure the legacy of a fallen service member lives on.
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Feb 4, 2021
HILLMAN VFW Auxiliary 2356 of Hillman was called to order on Feb. 2, 2021 by the President Tom Brown, with 14 members in attendance.
The auxiliary thanks the members for attending.
Business was taken care of with a donation going to Tunnel 2 Towers, Valentine Cheer bags going to Medilodge, Hillman’s Haven and area residents who are alone. This is done with the hope of cheering those who are alone during this pandemic these are tough times on everyone, especially those living alone.
An update was given on the Lorraine LaPorte embezzlement case by Linda Prosser.
The Gold Star Family was rescheduled for Feb. 21 at 12:30 p.m. at the Hall. The auxiliary has three families who are Gold Star Families and the auxiliary will be in contact with them. Due to COVID-19, the auxiliary must restrict each invited member to one more family member only.
BOOK REVIEW: Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will.
Anne Applebaum
Published in the United States by Doubleday, New York
“The emotional appeal of a conspiracy theory is in its simplicity. It explains away complex phenomena, accounts for chance and accidents, offers the believer the satisfying sense of having special, privileged access to the truth. For those who become the one-party state’s gatekeepers, the repetition of these conspiracy theories also brings another reward: power.”