RememberAVet ~ Wreath Project
If you have any questions regarding how you can help in the fundraising process or the project in general, please email us at WreathProject@yahoo.com.
Our mission is to secure donations to purchase boughs, ensuring that each grave site at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery is recognized and honored during the holiday season.
We are also concentrating on raising awareness of this project and encouraging other civic groups, organizations and individuals to join in this effort each year, for this and other cemeteries.
2025 Volunteer Opportunities
Bough Pick Up for Disposal On-site: January 11, 2025 - begins at 7:30 AM
Volunteers may bring a pole or dowel to work in pairs and string boughs on them for easy pick up. Or, bring a wagon. Boughs are hauled out to the curb. We will need volunteers with pick-ups and trailers to haul boughs to on-site dumpsters. Volunteers of all ages are welcome and this usually takes 90 minutes or so; no sign-up required, just show up! Event goes on rain or shine!
2024 Volunteer Opportunities
Bough Truck Unloading: December 13, 2024 - 3 PM
Teenagers & adults: arrive by 3 PM - we will start as soon as the last ceremony ends.
Please call or text Susie at 707.249.5852 if you are able to help unload trucks and let us know how many in your volunteer group…thank you! Event goes on, rain or shine!
Place Boughs: December 14, 2024 - begins at 7:30 AM
Event goes on, rain or shine!
Following the bough placement, volunteers are needed to help transfer the cardboard to dumpsters on-site. All the cardboard will need to be stacked near the road and volunteers and pickups are needed to haul to dumpsters. Hauling can start once the crowd thins out and the roads are clearing. Cemetery staff there will be point of contact if you have any questions.
2024 Early Bough Placement
For families and friends wanting a more private placement, boughs will be available for pick up at the following locations starting on Saturday, December 7th. You may pick up a bough and place it any time before the public event Saturday, December 14th. You will notice that again this year there will be an early pick up location at the cemetery and it will be a drive-thru station again. You do not need to donate to participate.
Early pick up during the week:
*11 AM - 1 PM: Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 7th & 8th ONLY @ Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
Dixon location:
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Mon - Fri; Dec. 9 - 13th; Dixon Chamber of Commerce, 220 North Jefferson Street
Winters location:
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Mon - Fri; Dec. 9 - 13th; Stocking Real Estate, 7 E Main Street, Ste D
You do not need to donate to participate. Call or text Susie at 707.249.5852 for any questions.
You are encouraged to check back here frequently and check the Facebook page.
Updates will be posted on our Facebook page: Wreath Project (Sacramento Valley National Cemetery).
You can join the email group for event information and year-round updates by emailing us at wreathproject@yahoo.com to be added.