Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit Starts its 2023 Year-long Tour in California to Honor Veterans and Supporters

Wreaths Across America (WAA) is proud to announce that its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) will make several stops in California over the next three months to honor those who served and welcome home Vietnam veterans.

“The mission of Wreaths Across America is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who have served and their families, and teach the next generation the value of freedom,” said Karen Worcester, Executive Director. “The Mobile Education Exhibit provides the unique opportunity for communities to come together and share the stories of those who served and sacrificed. Through our partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, the Exhibit also serves as an official ‘Welcome Home’ location for our nation’s Vietnam Veterans.”

The MEE achieves this goal by bringing the local community, veterans, active-duty military and their families together through interactive exhibits, short films, and shared stories. The exhibit serves as a mobile museum, educating visitors about the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes as well as serving as an official ‘welcome home’ station for our nation’s Vietnam Veterans.

The stops will take place at:

JANUARY

PALM SPRINGS, CA – Mon., January 16, 2023 – The Cahuilla Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolutionare proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at Palm Springs Air Museum 745 N Gene Autry Trail from 10am – 3pm.

POWAY, CA – Tues., January 17, 2023 – The Rincon del Diablo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution are proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 14038 Midland from 10am – 4pm.

SAN DIEGO, CA – Wed., January 18, 2023 – The American Heritage Girls Troop CA1603are proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at Canyon Ridge Baptist Church, 6866 Linda Vista Road from 12pm – 6pm.

LAKESIDE, CA – Thurs., January 19, 2023 – The Lakeside Carter Smith VFW Post 5867 are proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at Lakeside Carter Smith VFW Post 5867 from 1pm – 6pm.

CAMARILLO, CA – Sun., January 22, 2023 – The Conejo Valley Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolutionare proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at the Camarillo Community Center 1605 Burnley Street from 10am – 4pm.

PASADENA, CA – Mon., January 23, 2023 – The Martin Severance Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution are proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at the Pasadena City Hall 100 Garfield Ave from 8am-3pm.

LANCASTER, CA – Tues., January 24, 2023 – The Antelope Valley Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution are proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 111 E Lancaster Blvd from 9am-3pm.

SARATOGA, CA – Sat., January 28, 2023 – The Santa Clara Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution are proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 13777 Fruitvale Ave from 10am – 4pm.

SAN FRANCISO, CA – Sun., January 29, 2023 – Pine Street Cemetery is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 401 Van Ness Avenue from 10am – 4pm.

FEBRUARY

DANVILLE, CA – Sat., February 4, 2023 – The Rolling Hills Church is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at Rolling Hills Church, 1565 Green Valley Road from 10am – 3pm.

WILLOWS, CA – Sun., February 5, 2023 – VFW Auxiliary Post 1770 is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at Alsco Geyer Ace Hardware, Willows Westside Mall Shopping Center, 255 N Tehama Street from 10am – 2pm.

FOLSOM, CA – Thur., February 9, 2023 – The Charlotte Parkhurst Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution are proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at Palladio Shopping Center 410 Palladio Pkwy, Ste 1601 from 11am – 7pm.

AUBURN, CA – Sat., February 11, 2023 – The Auburn Cemetery District is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at Rock Creek Plaza 2845 Bell Rd from 9am – 4pm.

Other upcoming stops scheduled include the following (exact times and locations of these stops TBD):

February:

            12 – Amador Court, CA

            13 – Sacremento, CA

            18 – San Martin, CA

            19 – Monterey, CA

            20 – King City, CA

            21 – Fresno, CA

            22 – Bakersfield, CA

            23 – Lompoc,CA

            27 – Newport Beach, CA

 March:

            1 – Carlsbad, CA

             3 – San Diego, CA

             4 – El Centro, CA

When the MEE pulls into the area, all veterans, active-duty military, their families, and the local community members are invited and encouraged to visit, take a tour and speak with WAA representatives and volunteers. They can also share more about the national nonprofit, and the work its volunteers do to support our heroes and their communities year-round. Members of the media, dignitaries, veterans, and other interested groups are urged to come, ask questions, share stories, and experience this one-of-a-kind exhibit.

To host the MEE in your community, whether it be for a parade, a school-related or veterans’ organization, or a public or private event, visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/mee to make a request.

You can sponsor a veteran’s wreath anytime at www.wreathacrossamerica.org. Each sponsorship goes toward a live, balsam wreath that will be placed on the headstone of an American hero as we endeavor to honor all veterans laid to rest on Saturday, December 16, 2023, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day.

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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 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 thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. 

For more information or to sponsor a wreath please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.