Free Quilts Available For Veterans In Honor Of Memorial Day

Press release from the City of Waukesha:

May 6, 2021

The City of Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department (WPRF) announces Quilts of Valor is accepting nominations for any Veteran or Service Member to receive a free quilt at Frame Park during the visit of The Moving Wall at the end of May. The mission of Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.

A short application to receive the quilt is available at https://www.qovf.org/nominations-awards/nominate_qov_tbw_info/#faq

“We are pleased that Quilts of Valor will be at Frame Park during the visit of ‘The Moving Wall’ to present their beautiful quilts as a thank you for our Veterans service and sacrifice,” said Joanna Adamicki, City of Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry special events coordinator. “Past recipients have shared that receiving a quilt is a welcome honor and we look forward to many presentations.”

“The Moving Wall,” the nationally traveling half-sized replica of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. will stop in Waukesha, Thurs., May 27, 2021 at noon through Tue., June 1 at 6:00 a.m. in Frame Park, 1150 Frame Park Dr., Waukesha. In addition to “The Moving Wall,” “The Field of Honor” will also be presented.

For more information about “The Field of Honor” or “The Moving Wall,” including volunteer opportunities, please visit https://waukesha-wi.gov/1864/The-Moving-Wall

The City of Waukesha Parks, Recreation and Forestry Dept. is National Recreation and Park Association CAPRA Accredited and a Gold Medal agency, one of less than 50 agencies nationwide to attain both of these prestigious distinctions. For more information about other WPRF activities, please call WPRF at 262-524-3737 or visit http://www.waukesha-wi.gov/427/Parks-Recreation-Forestry

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