Calverton National Cemetery Memorial Day Flag Placement Good Turn Form

Suffolk County Council

Boy Scouts of America

CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

MEMORIAL DAY FLAG PLACEMENT GOOD TURN

All Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Venture Crews, Explorer Posts, and Scouting

families are invited to participate in the annual flag placement at Calverton National

Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Calverton National Cemetery is off of Route 25 in

Calverton, NY.

The event begins at 9:30 a.m. when units, at their pre-assigned areas of the cemetery,

place U.S. GRAVESITE FLAGS at each grave to recognize and honor our military men

and women. At 11:00 a.m., following the placement of flags, all Scouts and families are

invited to participate in a short ceremony and enjoy refreshments. Units are expected to

return the following Saturday, June 4, at 9:30 a.m. to remove the flags and place them in

bundles for storage for the following year.

This event is sponsored and coordinated through The American Legion Pearl Harbor

Memorial Post No. 1941. For more information, contact the Suffolk County Council

Service Center at 924-7000 or Frank Bailey, Council Calverton Memorial Day Chairman

at 732-4529.

EACH PARTICIPANT WILL RECEIVE A 2016 COMMEMORATIVE PATCH

Section assignments & additional information will be mailed to you on or about May 1

after

you complete and send in your participation form below to the Suffolk County Council, BSA.

ABSOLUTLEY NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

This form is due by April 15, 2016 to insure your unit will receive a section to work.

Mail to:

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, BSA

7 SCOUTING BOULEVARD

MEDFORD, NEW YORK 11763

District: ____________ Pack # _____________ Troop # ____________ Crew # _____________

Approximate number of participants: ____________ Do you wish to be teamed with another

particular Pack or Troop? If so, which Unit? ____________. Are you requesting any particular

section to work at Calverton National Cemetery? ____________

Unit contact person NAME: _______________________________________________________

Very Important!

ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________

CITY: __________________________________, NY ZIP: ______________

PHONE: (

) __________________

EMAIL: ________________________________________

THIS IS A “RAIN OR SHINE” EVENT – OUR 22

YEAR!

Calverton National Cemetery Memorial Day Flag Placement Good Turn Form - Bsa