4 Wreaths Across America is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2007 to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992.

4 1992: The first wreaths (5,000) were donated by Morrill Worcester and Worcester Wreath Co.

4 2007: Wreaths Across America formed as a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization governed by board of directors. The day-to-day operations managed by Executive Director Karen Worcester.

4 2012: Millionth wreath placed at Arlington National Cemetery

4 2014: For the first time, every headstone at Arlington National Cemetery received a wreath.

4 Since its founding, the organization has expanded to include nearly 2,000 local fundraising groups in all 50 states, representing more than 1,600 participating locations.

2018 Numbers

4 Nearly 1.8 million veterans’ wreaths were placed in total across the country.

4 Two million volunteers participated at 1,640 locations nationwide. More than a third of the volunteers across the country were children.

4 Approximately 600 truckloads of wreaths were delivered across the country by hundreds of volunteer professional truck drivers using donated equipment and fuel.

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