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CATEGORIES:Commemoration & Memorial Events
CREATED:20181105T104254
SUMMARY:Blue Star Memorial Dedication: Mount Airy
LOCATION:1240
DESCRIPTION:Blue Star Memorial Dedication: Mount AiryThe Mountain View Gardeners Garden
  Club recently partnered with Dr. John L. Gravitte to sponsor Mount Airy’s 
 first Blue Star Memorial Highway. A patriotic dedication ceremony is slated
  for Friday, November 9, ahead of a full schedule of local events for Veter
 an’s Day weekend.\nThe Blue Star became an icon in World War II for the blu
 e star in the service flag which hung in the windows of homes, churches and
  businesses to honor the sons and daughters away at war. The Blue Star prog
 ram began in 1944 with the planting of 8,000 dogwood trees by the New Jerse
 y Council of Garden Clubs as a living memorial to veterans of World War II.
  The National Garden Clubs adopted the program in 1945 and began the Blue S
 tar Highway system that not only represents thousands of miles across the C
 ontinental United States, Alaska and Hawaii, but also began recognizing all
  members-past, present, and future, of the United States Armed Forces. Ther
 e are currently over 3,000 Blue Star Memorial Marker Highways nationwide. P
 aula Hartman, Chairman of North Carolina’s Blue Star Memorial Highway progr
 am, shared that Mount Airy’s dedication will mark the 100th Blue Star Memor
 ial Highway Marker for our state.\nMount Airy native and co-sponsor of the 
 marker, Dr. Gravitte recently stated, “The Blue Star program is a special t
 ribute to all of the men and women who have and continue to serve our count
 ry. Every person in our community either knows or is related to a Veteran o
 r active service member and we are honored to have this opportunity to show
  our support locally to all who have defended our freedoms and continue to 
 do so. It’s been a privilege to partner with Mount Airy’s first Garden Club
  on this endeavor, the ladies of Mountain View Gardeners have worked dilige
 ntly along with city and state officials to help achieve this commemorative
  event for Veterans Day weekend. We are so grateful to be a part of this in
 credible community!”\nThe public is invited to attend the ceremony being he
 ld at Mount Airy’s First Presbyterian Church at 326 S. Main Street at 3pm o
 n Friday, November 9. The Blue Star Memorial Marker unveiling will immediat
 ely follow at Lowry Park at the intersection of Main Street and W. Pine Str
 eet, officially dedicating Highway 89 as a Blue Star Memorial Highway.\nFor
  more information contact Amanda Fretwell at 336-755-2755.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3>Blue Star Memorial Dedication: Mount Airy</h3><p>The Mountain View Gard
 eners Garden Club recently partnered with Dr. John L. Gravitte to sponsor M
 ount Airy’s first Blue Star Memorial Highway. A patriotic dedication ceremo
 ny is slated for Friday, November 9, ahead of a full schedule of local even
 ts for Veteran’s Day weekend.</p><p>The Blue Star became an icon in World W
 ar II for the blue star in the service flag which hung in the windows of ho
 mes, churches and businesses to honor the sons and daughters away at war. T
 he Blue Star program began in 1944 with the planting of 8,000 dogwood trees
  by the New Jersey Council of Garden Clubs as a living memorial to veterans
  of World War II. The National Garden Clubs adopted the program in 1945 and
  began the Blue Star Highway system that not only represents thousands of m
 iles across the Continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii, but also bega
 n recognizing all members-past, present, and future, of the United States A
 rmed Forces. There are currently over 3,000 Blue Star Memorial Marker Highw
 ays nationwide. Paula Hartman, Chairman of North Carolina’s Blue Star Memor
 ial Highway program, shared that Mount Airy’s dedication will mark the 100t
 h Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker for our state.</p><p>Mount Airy native 
 and co-sponsor of the marker, Dr. Gravitte recently stated, “The Blue Star 
 program is a special tribute to all of the men and women who have and conti
 nue to serve our country. Every person in our community either knows or is 
 related to a Veteran or active service member and we are honored to have th
 is opportunity to show our support locally to all who have defended our fre
 edoms and continue to do so. It’s been a privilege to partner with Mount Ai
 ry’s first Garden Club on this endeavor, the ladies of Mountain View Garden
 ers have worked diligently along with city and state officials to help achi
 eve this commemorative event for Veterans Day weekend. We are so grateful t
 o be a part of this incredible community!”</p><p>The public is invited to a
 ttend the ceremony being held at Mount Airy’s First Presbyterian Church at 
 326 S. Main Street at 3pm on Friday, November 9. The Blue Star Memorial Mar
 ker unveiling will immediately follow at Lowry Park at the intersection of 
 Main Street and W. Pine Street, officially dedicating Highway 89 as a Blue 
 Star Memorial Highway.</p><p>For more information contact Amanda Fretwell a
 t 336-755-2755.</p>
CONTACT:marketing@dentistrywithheart.com
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