Flags for Heroes seeks donations

October 31, 2024 3

The Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club’s annual Flags for Heroes campaign is underway. The organization is asking for donations to help support its largest fundraiser of the year.

Flags for Heroes volunteers will be putting up hundreds of American flags in front of the Cape Henlopen School District offices on Kings Highway in Lewes, starting Monday, Nov. 4. The flags will be lit at night.

The Rotary is selling medallions for $50 apiece that will be attached to the flags in honor of a loved one who served.

Chuck Ward, Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club past president, said they hope to raise $70,000 this year. Ward said the money is distributed to a long list of local nonprofits.

The annual Veterans Day ceremony will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 11 at the flags. Ward said Dr. David Tam, Beebe Healthcare president and CEO, will be the featured speaker.

He said elected officials and other special guests will also speak at the ceremony.

For more information and to donate, go to flagsforheroes-lrrc.com.