Summit Hometown Hero Banners
The City of Summit is proud to announce the Hometown Heroes program banners are hanging throughout Summit in time to honor local veterans on Memorial Day.
This is the third year that banners with the names, images and dates of service of active military and veterans will be displayed on city streets from mid-May through Labor Day. In 2020, the program has been expanded to include a total of 206 honorees.
An individual qualifies to take part in the Hometown Heroes program if they are serving or have served in any one of the following branches of the United States Armed Forces: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy. Members of the United States Merchant Marine and Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II are also invited to apply.
Veterans must also have lived in Summit at any time in the past or present, or are currently or have been employed by the City of Summit or Summit Board of Education, or are current or former volunteers in the Summit EMS, Police Auxiliary and Volunteer Fire Division.
The program is funded through private donations with no fee to participate. Information on application requirements and how to apply is available at cityofsummit.org/hometownheroes.
To make a tax-deductible donation in support of the Hometown Heroes program online, please go to http://summitforever.org. Donations by check made payable to The Summit Foundation can be mailed to Summit Hometown Heroes, P.O. Box 892, Summit, NJ 07902.
