Elwood, Ill., November 11th – There is nothing more important in our country than taking the time to recognize the men and women who have bravely given their lives in order to serve our country. Veterans Day, an annual holiday which is generally observed on November 11th, exemplifies the previous statement. Not only was Wednesday [...]
November 10, 2009 – This Veterans Day, November 11th, a collaboration of local organizations will unite to honor roughly 20,000 veterans and their families at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. With volunteers estimated in the hundreds, every gravesite will be decorated with a bouquet of flowers in admiration of the sacrifices made by the members of [...]
Chicago, IL (FFH Blog) August 6, 2009 — This past Saturday Flowers for Heroes gathered for another great event, this time at TopGolf in Wood Dale, Illinois. This state-of-the-art facility allowed both golfers and non-golfers to enjoy an afternoon of competing in arcade-like golf games, all while eating, drinking, and socializing with good company. This [...]
On September 19th, Flowers for Heroes, NFP a Chicago based non-profit organization will be placing bouquets of flowers on over 5,600 graves at the Antietam National Cemetery. Flowers for Heroes has coordinated volunteers from across the US to unite to remember and honor our fallen American Heroes. This September marks the 147th anniversary of the [...]
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg National Cemetery in Pennsylvania was a sea of red, white, and blue this July 4th. A non-profit group called Flowers for Heroes marked the holiday by placing bouquets of flowers at thousands of graves at the historic Soldiers National Cemetery in south-central Pennsylvania. Beginning at 7:30 a.m., representatives of Flowers for [...]
Flowers for Heroes is an organization and charity dedicated to honor America’s fallen heroes and their families. As the Fourth of July approaches and most are looking forward to outdoor grilling and fireworks, this organization has a different idea of the perfect way to spend the holiday. Flowers for Heroes will be placing bouquets on [...]
Flowers for Heroes is on its way to great things. We had a wonderful time at Marine Night in Oak Park River Forest last night. We had the oppertunity to interview with some real Heroes, Miss Illinois, and Joe Cantafio, the guest of honor. Our hats are off to The Marines, USO, OSOT, The Vets, [...]
by Russ Phillip, Staff Writer For as long as we can remember, there has been one war after another throughout the world since the dawn of time. Some fight for profit, some fight for power, some fight for glory, some fight for victory, while the patriotic few, proud, and humble fight for liberty, freedom, honor, justice, and [...]
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