CLAY CENTER – The Wreaths Across America's Mobile Education Exhibit has added Clay Center to its list of stops.
The WAA exhibit will make a tour stop in Clay Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 26 to support the annual Piotique Festival and 5k race (which starts at 6:30 a.m.) while offering very public opportunity to honor America’s veterans and raise awareness for Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 19, 2020.
On Sept. 26, 2020, The Nathan Edson Daughters of the American Revolution working with the Clay Center Chamber of Commerce,will be bringing the community together in the courthouse square at 724 Fifth Street for a 5k road race and annual pioneer and antique festival. This has been an annual area event since 1936.
The Mobile Education Exhibit will be there as a reminder of the efforts to lay wreaths for all fallen soldiers at national cemeteries across the nation on Dec. 19, 2020. and to offer a welcome home to veterans.
This visit will be a special chance for people to come by and get a free tour of the exhibit, including getting a first-hand account of what it is like to deliver 2.5 million wreaths on Dec. 19 of this year and how WAA’s work impacts families all across America.
The goal of the WAA Education Exhibit is to bring local communities and our military together with education, stories, and interactive connections.
WAA takes great pride in its mission to Remember, Honor, Teach. The Mobile Education Exhibit will help to teach not only the next generation but all community members and visitors about the services and sacrifices of our nation’s military.
“The goal of The Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit is to build community awareness and understanding of the organization's yearlong mission to Remember, Honor, Teach,” said Karen Worcester, executive director, Wreaths Across America. “However, in light of the current health crisis, we feel this exhibit has taken on even more meaning by providing the opportunity for people to safely participate in something with safety measures in place that is both educational and fun, while supporting and giving back to the community during this uncertain time.”
This event is open to the public with social distancing, sanitation, and COVID-19 safety procedures in place to protect the health of all visitors in accordance with the CDC’s recommendation for large gatherings stemming from concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.