Sponsor Wreath
Purpose: Honor through remembrance.
Who: America’s War Dead.
What: The special Memorial Day Foundation Small Memorial Floral Wreath (pictured above).
Where: The Memorial Day Foundation will give the public an opportunity to honor and remember the nations war dead. The Foundation will assemble, transport and place these special Small Memorial Floral Wreaths at the War Memorials in New York City. All war memorials, no matter where they are located, are the key to maintaining a living tradition of memory and remembrance about the cost of war, the courage of those who go down to it and the sacrifices they make in the name of the United States of America. You may choose to send one or more Small Memorial Floral Wreaths to the following War Memorials:
Click on the name of the memorial to view its picture.
- The Eternal Light World War I Memorial
- The New York City World War II Memorial
- The New York City Korean War Memorial
- The New York City Vietnam War Memorial
- The Horse Soldier Memorial (Iraq & Afghanistan War Veterans)
When: Memorial Day 2024. Volunteers will meet in Brooklyn and travel by bus to New York City to place wreaths at each of the listed War Memorials.
How: Through a $15.00 donation. You may Sponsor one or more Small Memorial Floral Wreaths to one or more of the listed War Memorials.
Each Small Memorial Floral Wreath will have a thank you card attached to it that the donor has the option to sign. Click on the thank you card in the top right corner of the above bouquet to read the text. The thank you card can be signed by individuals, couples, families, corporations, institutions, organizations and civic associations. If you or a relative (living) have served in the military and were honorably discharged type “With honor” then your name or relative’s name, rank, branch of service, unit or ship and the war you served in if applicable. If a relative, friend or loved one served in a war and is deceased type “Resting in peace” their name, rank, branch of service, unit or ship and the war they served in. If a relative, friend or loved one made the ultimate sacrifice for our country type “In loving memory of” then their name, rank, branch of service, unit or ship, war and the date KIA (if known). Thank you cards indicating a war service will be placed at the appropriate memorial. All others will be distributed equally to the War Memorials on the list.
Why: To restore traditional ways to honor our servicemen and women who should always be remembered for paying the ultimate price for our freedom.
This affords the American public a patriotic opportunity to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us.
For a more complete and detailed explanation of our mission see below.
- To sponsor a Small Memorial Floral Wreath to the New York City War Memorials, click here.
- For printable mail-in sponsor form, click here.
- All sponsorships for this year's Memorial Day must be placed no later than noon Monday May 27, 2024.
The Memorial Day Foundation: Honor Through Remembrance
The Memorial Day Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt not-for-profit organization; donations are tax deductible. The Foundation relies solely on volunteers, donors and gratuitous services.
Mission Statement: Increase and restore patriotic awareness and respect for Memorial Day by maintaining a tradition of public honor and remembrance.
Vision Statement: To continually involve the public in patriotism and remembrance via historical and traditional ways of observing Memorial Day. One such way is with flowers. The gift of flowers at a memorial site is a ritual practiced worldwide in every culture. As you probably know our own Memorial Day began as Decoration Day, when on May 30th Americans would decorate the graves of Civil War Veterans with flowers.
About the flowers: A beautiful and dignified small floral wreath of artificial silk flowers that have the realistic look of fresh flowers with the durability of silk flowers.
Card: Each small floral wreath will have a thank you card attached to it that the donor has the option to sign. The thank you card can be signed by individuals, couples, families, corporations, institutions, organizations and civic associations. If you or a relative (living) have served in the military and were honorably discharged type “With honor” then your name or relative’s name, rank, branch of service, unit or ship and the war you served in if applicable. If a relative, friend or loved one served in a war and is deceased type “Resting in peace” their name, rank, branch of service, unit or ship and the war they served in. If a relative, friend or loved one made the ultimate sacrifice for our country type “In loving memory of” then their name, rank, branch of service, unit or ship, war and the date KIA (if known). Thank you cards indicating a war service will be placed at the appropriate memorial. All others will be distributed equally to the New York City war memorials previously listed. It’s important to remember that Memorial Day belongs to everyone. If you prefer to send a bouquet without a signature, please type “leave blank” in the “Card message field” on our order form.
Small floral wreaths will be delivered to the New York City War Memorials on Memorial Day.
We have volunteers ready to assemble, transport and place these bouquets at the New York City War Memorials.
The Memorial Day Foundation’s Small Floral Wreath will be offered every Memorial Day. If you wish to pre-book your donation for next year’s Memorial Day we will be accepting donations beginning June 1 and ending April 30 of every year.
To sponsor one or more small floral wreaths to the New York City War Memorials this year, click here.
For printable mail-in sponsor form, click here.
To sponsor one or more small floral wreaths by telephone please call 1-718-383-7550.
To pre-book your sponsorship for next year’s Memorial Day click here any time after June 1, and ending April 30 of every year.
All war memorials, no matter where they are located, are the key to maintaining a living tradition of memory and remembrance about the cost of war, the courage of those who go down to it and the sacrifices they make in the name of the United States of America.
