Sponsors are needed for the ninth annual Wake Forest Purple Heart Banquet at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Richland Creek Community Church.
Hosted by the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, the banquet invites the public to help honor those wounded in battle. In addition to Purple Heart Medal recipients and their families, the event is open to all veterans, military families, and the public.
Last year’s celebration saluted 60 Purple Heart recipients from around the Triangle. This year’s banquet features retired Army Maj. Gen. Douglas Lanier Carver as keynote speaker and includes the Walk of Honor, entertainment, patriotic tributes, and a catered meal.
Sponsors make this tribute possible. Sponsorship levels are Premier ($1,000), Blue ($500), White ($250) and Red ($100). For sponsor details, call Marty Coward at 919-792-0316 or email marty.coward@edwardjones.com. Contributions may be made payable to Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, P.O. Box 168, Wake Forest, NC, 27588.
You can order tickets ($20 each; free to veterans) online at www.WakeForestPurpleHeartFoundation.org or email at info@WakeForestPurpleHeartFoundation.org.
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Hey Carol,
Don’t know if anyone other than Louise Howard knows this, but Karen has been making the boutonnières for this event since the event began. I asked her the other day whether she will still be making them now that Louise is gone. She said she thought she would but wondered whether the Garden Club will be furnishing the flowers. I also asked her why she didn’t want to attend the event and pin her creations on the veterans. She said she’d just end up a mess from crying…… Such is the nature of my Love’s character.
All the best……….Einar