{"id":3678,"date":"2022-06-11T18:04:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T22:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/?p=3678"},"modified":"2022-06-30T15:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:29:39","slug":"rotary-flies-flags-to-honor-community-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/rotary-flies-flags-to-honor-community-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"ROTARY FLEW FLAGS TO HONOR COMMUNITY HEROES"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heroes are people we admire for their courage, outstanding achievements, noble qualities, or the way they practice random acts of kindness. The past year has given us a new appreciation for the heroes in our lives. Click here<\/a> for the full list of those recognized.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Click here<\/a> for the video stream on Facebook of the ceremony held on June 11.<\/p>\n

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Rotarians at the Flags for Hero ceremony on June 11.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some photos from the ceremony courtesy of Fred Ortoli and Unitas Photograp<\/strong>hy<\/strong><\/em><\/span>:<\/p>\n

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Rotarians assembled the display on Saturday, May 28. It will stay in place until June 15 at 11:00 am.<\/p>\n

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Rotarians Getting Ready for Flags for Heroes event<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club announces its first annual \u201cFlags for Heroes\u201d event. It will be a stunning visual presentation and a significant way for people in our community to honor their heroes. This year, the Flags for Heroes will be presented from May 28th \u2013 June 15th.<\/p>\n

Heroes may be veterans, current service members, first responders, teachers, coaches, essential workers, or family members. Heroes may also be single moms or dads, special grandparents, and even neighbors.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlags for Heroes is an opportunity to honor those individuals who have served our country, our communities, and our families. It is a thoughtful tribute and a breathtaking sight,\u201d <\/em>said Julie Blakeman, 2021-2022 President of the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club.<\/p>\n

Individuals and organizations throughout our community sponsored one or more flags to honor their heroes.\u00a0 Here is the list:<\/p>\n

Friend of Vets Sponsor $1,000.00<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Blakeman Construction<\/li>\n
  • Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling<\/li>\n
  • Modern Plastic<\/li>\n
  • Griffin Health<\/li>\n
  • Camputaro and Son Excavating<\/li>\n
  • Minuteman Press<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Medal of Honor Sponsor $500.00<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • D \u2019Addario Auto Group<\/li>\n
    • The Luise Family<\/li>\n
    • Barnum Benefit Advisors<\/li>\n
    • Stihl Inc.<\/li>\n
    • Valley Community Foundation<\/li>\n
    • Congresswoman, Rosa L. DeLauro<\/li>\n
    • Mark of Design<\/li>\n
    • CT Burn Care foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Betsy Ross Sponsor $250.00<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • The Holmes-Hannon Family<\/li>\n
      • Curtis Ryan Honda<\/li>\n
      • Plaza Diner<\/li>\n
      • AJ Klein Jewelers<\/li>\n
      • Porky\u2019s Cafe<\/li>\n
      • Spotted Horse Restaurant<\/li>\n
      • American Legion\u00a0Post 16<\/li>\n
      • Jones Family Farms<\/li>\n
      • Wiffle Ball Inc<\/li>\n
      • Shelton Police Union<\/li>\n
      • ll Palio Restaurant<\/li>\n
      • Panache Hair Design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u201cWhat a wonderful way to show our love for those special people in our lives and to join with 100+ others in such a moving and demonstrative way. I can\u2019t wait to see all the flags proudly blowing in the breeze,\u201d <\/em>said Linda Holmes-Hannon, member of the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club.<\/p>\n

        Proceeds from Flags for Heroes will benefit the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club which supports the community through special projects and grants to local organizations. Donations to the Derby- Shelton Rotary are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.<\/p>\n

        All sponsors are invited to join the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club for a \u201cFlags for Heroes\u201d ceremony on the Riverwalk on Saturday, June 11th at 11:00am – 1:00pm.<\/p>\n

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        Heroes are people we admire for their courage, outstanding achievements, noble qualities, or the way they practice random acts of kindness. The past year has given us a new appreciation for the heroes in our lives. Click here for the full list of those recognized.     Click here for the video stream on Facebook […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events","category-program","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3678"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4161,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3678\/revisions\/4161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}