MORRISON
HONORING VETERANS
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Treasurer, Barb Peterson, of Odell Public Library Friends, presents librarian Meridith Layne with a $5,000 check launching Fund Our Floor campaign.
Odell Public Library Friends donates $5,000 to update floors BY ANNE FRAME
Odell Library board member After careful planning and enthusiastic discussion, the Odell Public Library Friends has launched Fund Our Floor campaign to raise money for new flooring in the 26-year-old building. The cost of the project, estimated at $80,000, will include materials, removal of old flooring, floor preparation, installation of new carpet tiles and vinyl, and a service to move our many books and shelving. The Friends initiated this undertaking with a donation of $5,000. To our surprise, a generous anonymous donor has added a matching grant of $10,000. In the spirit of giving, we hope that many supporters will join us to
improve the functionality, space and appearance of this vital community resource. In the words of the esteemed Albert Einstein, “The only thing you have to know is the location of the library.” Libraries preserve not only our history, but help build our futures. May Odell Public Library continue to be both a source of pride and value to the Morrison area! Please consider supporting your local library this month with a gift to Odell. Donations may be made to the GoFundMe site at gofundme.com/f/ fund-our-floor, directly to the library by mail to 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, IL 61270, or dropping it off at the library. Checks should be made payable to Odell Public Library. Thank you for your continued support!
Veterans, active service members, families and friends are invited to two local events to remember and honor local veterans. Wreaths Across America ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, at Lusk Cemetery, 202 Second Ave. N., Albany, and at noon at the Port Byron Veterans Memorial at the corner of Oak and Main Streets. Lusk Cemetery, an official Wreaths Across America (WAA) location, will host a wreath-laying ceremony, joining more than 2,500 other locations across the country for National Wreaths Across America Day. Coordinated and led by local volunteers, fundraising groups have raised funds throughout the year to sponsor the placement of more than 200 veterans’ wreaths on the headstones of fallen service members laid to rest there. This is the fourth year for the wreath laying at Lusk Cemetery, and the first for Port Byron, which will host a wreath-laying ceremony only. 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. Contact Pastor Toni Lucas at 270703-9799 or by email at rememberhonorteach@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
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Wreaths Across America Day to be held in Albany and Port Byron
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