(Submitted by Martha Wall, LC for DECemetery and STCemetery)
Devine’s 4th National Wreaths Across America Day is less than a month away! Put Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 11:00 am, on your calendars. Come to the ceremony oak that shades Devine Evergreen and St. Joseph cemeteries and help our community carry out the Mission of Wreaths Across America to Remember, Honor, and Teach. Join the Current Events Club, families, friends and organizations – grateful Americans – and be part of an international mission taking place that day all across the United States and even around the world. Veterans buried who have ever served our country are solemnly recognized with wreaths placed on their graves. People come together to share memories, recognize the importance of veterans and their families, and talk about the sacrifices men and women have made over the centuries for our freedoms and liberties.
Sponsorships (funds) are needed to provide wreaths for the over 678 veterans who have been identified in Devine’s two WAA cemeteries. A seventeen dollar ($17) donation provides for one live, balsam wreath; your generosity helps us reach our goal so volunteers can place a wreath at every veteran grave on ceremony day. You can also volunteer by contacting a Current Events Club member. Both make this day happen right here in Devine. For more information, contact local WAA Location Coordinators Linda Kreinhop, at 830-665-6377 or luv2dancewhip@sbcglobal.net; or Martha Wall, at 210-213-5620 or marthajbwall@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a message. You may also go to the WAA website at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/TX1147P or use the QR code provided below.
Look for an article in next week’s paper with information on ways to use our website to sponsor (fund) a wreath at other WAA cemeteries or to sign up for a wreath you’d like to take and place at another cemetery. Your sponsorships through the Current Events Club help our group support local and area non-profits. Thank you for supporting us as you honor and remember our veterans.
