Wreaths Across America to Old Saybrook, a Main Stopover in CT,enroute to Arlington National Cemetery

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. - Nov. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- "Wreaths Across America" (www.wreathsacrossamerica.com), a traveling caravan escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders, will again return to Old Saybrook on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, with an estimated time of arrival at 3 p.m., where it will be met by local veterans, townspeople and students.

Old Saybrook is a major official stop in Connecticut on Wreaths Across America's journey to Arlington National Cemetery, where the group will place wreaths on the graves of thousands of fallen soldiers. The town has turned out in force to honor the traveling caravan in past years, so the Maine-based group will make the shoreline town a major stop again this year.

Dinner will be held at the Old Saybrook High School at 1111 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook on Tuesday, Dec, 9, at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend and to say hello to the Worcester family and thank the 100-plus volunteer tractor-trailer drivers, Patriot Guard Riders, Maine State Police, dignitaries and veterans. Admission to the dinner is a minimum $5 donation per person, and the dinner will feature an All American BBQ Hamburger, Cheeseburger or Veggie Burger with Lettuce & Tomato, as well as pasta salad, coleslaw, lemonade, and dessert and coffee.

Those invited to attend this year as part of the town's special tribute are Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, former state Rep. Marilyn Giuliano, and Old Saybrook First Selectman Carl Fortuna and state and local dignitaries. Morrill Worcester, the owner of Worcester Wreaths in Maine, began his generous initiative in 1992 with a trailer full of New England-grown wreaths decorated by volunteers, which he laid at the graves of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. Over the years, the "Wreaths" mission has grown to encompass its current theme of "Remember, Honor, and Teach" the value of freedom in today's world.

"We're honored to be able to pay tribute again this year to Wreaths Across America and its message of honoring our veterans," says Max Sabrin, one of the event coordinators and a member of the all-volunteer Old Saybrook Fire Department. "Several years ago, we hosted them in town, and they were all touched by the generosity and genuine goodwill that this town showed them. So they wanted to stop here again, and everyone in town has pulled together to make Tuesday, Dec. 9th, a very special time for Morrill and Karen Worcester and their 'Wreaths Across America' volunteers and for those of us in Old Saybrook."

Sabrin also expressed special thanks to The Rotary Club of Old Saybrook; Perfect Fit Placement in Berlin, CT; the VFW of Old Saybrook; The Elks of Westbrook; The American Legion in Old Saybrook; the Old Saybrook Fire Department; and The Kiwanis Club of Old Saybrook, Lyme/Old Lyme for their generous donations to make the dinner possible for Wreaths Across America.

The Wreaths Across America caravan is scheduled to depart the Old Saybrook High School at 6 p.m., and the public is encouraged to cheer them on as they head out on their journey to Arlington National Cemetery.