Kenilworth VFW Post 2230 May Events in Honor of Memorial Day
VETERAN GRAVE FLAG PLANTING MAY 25th
The public is invited to join Veterans from VFW Post 2230 and local scout troops for an annual tradition of walking through Graceland Memorial Park Cemetery in Kenilworth, NJ to find headstones of veterans and plant a flag at the grave to commemorate Memorial Day. This very touching event begins with a breakfast assembly at the Kenilworth VFW Hall at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 25th. Refreshments are served at the VFW afterwards for all workers. No preregistration is required. The VFW organizes the event along with the American Legion, Sons of the VFW, and the Ladies Auxiliary.
Mass at St. Theresa Church, Sunday, May 26th
The public is invited to attend mass at 9 a.m. in honor of all veterans.
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES, MONDAY, 27TH
The public is invited to attend a ceremony honoring all veterans at 11 a.m. at the Kenilworth Veterans’ Center, S. 21st Street., Kenilworth, NJ. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
There is no registration required for these events. For more information please call the Kenilworth Veterans Center at 908- 276-9769.
Poppy Drive, May 1st thru May 31st
Members of the Kenilworth VFW Post 2230 will be outside the Kenilworth Acme supermarket selling poppies throughout the month of May. The symbolic red flower is worn on Memorial Day to commemorate the sacrifice of so many men and women who have given their lives fighting for their country. The Poppy program provides financial assistance to veterans’ rehabilitation and service programs at Lyons Hospital, and the VA hospital in East Orange, NJ.
