Lockheed Martin Donates $240,000 to Wreaths Across America
Contribution will sponsor 16,000 veterans’ wreaths to be placed at 32 participating locations across the country on Dec. 17.
Lockheed Martin Donates $240,000 to Wreaths Across America
National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) is proud to announce that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has made a $240,000 donation to sponsor 16,000 veterans’ wreaths for placement at participating locations this National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.
“Lockheed Martin has proudly supported Wreaths Across America for five years and its mission to remember, honor, and teach,” said Tiffany King, Manager of Social Impact at Lockheed Martin. “About one in five Lockheed Martin employees has served in uniform, and as a military spouse, I know that this partnership is personal to many of our colleagues. We are grateful for this solemn opportunity to honor all those who have served.”
Over 1,000 Lockheed Martin employees plan to participate in the distribution of the wreaths at 32 locations across the U.S. These locations include the following:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA
Bay Pines National Cemetery
Saint Petersburg, FL
Beaufort National Cemetery
Beaufort, SC
Bell Chapel Cemetery
Camden, AR
Beverly National Cemetery
Moorestown, NJ
Branford Cemetery
Stratford, CT
Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Lexington, KY
Crownsville Veterans Cemetery
Hanover, MD
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
Fort Worth, TX
Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery
Bothell, WA
Florida National Cemetery
Bushnell, FL
Fort Logan National Cemetery
Denver, CO
Garden of Memories Memorial Park
Lufkin, TX
Goleta Cemetery District
Goleta, CA
Greenwood Cemetery
Orlando, FL
Lancaster Cemetery
Palmdale, CA
Los Gatos Memorial Park
Sunnyvale, CA
Marietta National Cemetery
Marietta, GA
Memorial Park Cemetery
Camden, AR
New Brocton City Cemetery
Troy, AL
Pikes Peak National Cemetery
Colorado Springs, CO
Pine Ridge Cemetery
Chelmsford, MA
Saint Stanislaus Cathedral PNCC Cemetery
Scranton, PA
South Florida National Cemetery
Jupiter, FL
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery
Stennis, MS
Titusville Brevard Co Veterans Cemetery
Space Coast, FL
Valhalla Memory Garden
Huntsville, AL
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Valley Forge, PA
Wood National Cemetery
Milwaukee, WI
Woodlawn Cemetery
Syracuse, NY
Woodlawn Cemetery
Owego, NY
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Greenville, SC
“The generous contribution from Lockheed Martin helps us to ensure that we will be able to remember service members laid to rest in communities across the country,” said Karen Worcester, Executive Director, WAA. “And through the simple act of placing these wreaths, we teach about our nation’s history and what it means to serve. Lockheed Martin understands the impact this has on the next generation, and we are so grateful for their support.”
Click here to find a local WAA participating cemetery near you to support or volunteer at this year’s National Wreaths Across America Day.
About Wreaths Across America Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. For more information or to sponsor a wreath please visit our website.
About Lockheed Martin Corporation Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
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Did you know that Wreaths Across America now offers recurring sponsorships? You can select the occurrence and cancel or pause anytime! Register now by completing this form! (https://tinyurl.com/n735zrbr)
What does it mean to sponsor a wreath? It means you are supporting a yearlong mission to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve and Teach the next generation the value of freedom. Your sponsorship will support the new and existing programs developed to share the mission. And, it will place a wreath to honor an American hero at one of more than 4,400 participating locations this year on National Wreaths Across America Day – a day set aside to lay gathers as Americans with the same goal.
We can’t do that without your support, though. Your sponsorship will ensure that a wreath is hand-crafted of all-American balsam and hand-tied with a red velvet bow here in Columbia Falls, Maine. It will then be sent to one of our participating locations, where a volunteer will place it on the marker of a hero. That volunteer will then “say their name” to ensure that the legacy of duty, service and sacrifice is never forgotten.
So, what does it mean to sponsor a wreath? It means you have the opportunity to join a grateful nation in saying “thank you” to those who stepped up to serve.
*Please Note: Specific locations designated as "ceremonial-only" accept a limited number of sponsorships. Any additional sponsorships received beyond those used for the ceremony will be distributed to other locations.
