{"id":6046,"date":"2025-04-29T18:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/?p=6046"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:21:25","slug":"time-to-order-flags-for-your-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/time-to-order-flags-for-your-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Order Flags for Your Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/time-to-order-flags-for-your-heroes\/flags-for-heroes-x-142-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6081\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6081 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Flags-for-Heroes-x-142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Flags-for-Heroes-x-142.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Flags-for-Heroes-x-142-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Flags-for-Heroes-x-142-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club invites the community to celebrate and honor the heroes in their lives by sponsoring a flag in their name at a heartfelt and inspiring event. This unique initiative recognizes individuals who have made a meaningful impact\u2014whether they are heroes of the past or present.<\/p>\n<p>Each hero\u2019s name will be featured on a personalized medallion, which will be affixed to a full-size American flag. These flags will be prominently displayed at Shelton Veteran Memorial Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThis event is a beautiful way to show gratitude and pay tribute to the individuals who inspire us,\u201d said Lucy Andrade, President of the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club. \u201cIn March 2020, at the start of COVID, a special nurse, Bonnie Kraft, made it possible for my mom and me to speak to my dad in his final days at Bridgeport Hospital. That last conversation meant the world to us. Bonnie will always be our hero, and I recognize her every year. Everyone has a hero who has touched their life in some way.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Details<\/strong>: <strong>Flag Sponsorship &amp; Orders<\/strong>:<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/heroflag.org\">heroflag.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Display Dates<\/strong>: May 24th to June 19th<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ceremony Date<\/strong>: June 14th at 11:00 AM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ceremony Location<\/strong>: Shelton Veteran Memorial Park, Canal Street, Shelton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All proceeds from Flag for Hero go back to the Derby-Shelton community. Recently, the Rotary Club presented a $2,500 check to the Derby Fire Department (on April 24) and another $2,500 to the Shelton Fire Department (on May 1) to help purchase Seek Fire Pro 00 Thermal Imager cameras. These contributions enhance the departments&#8217; capabilities to better protect and serve the community.<\/p>\n<p>To sponsor a flag and honor your hero, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/heroflag.org\/\">heroflag.org<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in making this tribute a powerful symbol of unity, gratitude, and community pride. Let\u2019s come together to celebrate those who have touched our lives and continue to inspire us all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ff0000;\">Deadline for flag orders is May 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/time-to-order-flags-for-your-heroes\/drone-flags-for-heroes-2023-236\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6084\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6084 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drone-Flags-For-Heroes-2023-236-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drone-Flags-For-Heroes-2023-236-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drone-Flags-For-Heroes-2023-236-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drone-Flags-For-Heroes-2023-236.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/time-to-order-flags-for-your-heroes\/drone-flags-for-heroes-2023-223\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6083\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6083 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drone-Flags-For-Heroes-2023-223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drone-Flags-For-Heroes-2023-223.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drone-Flags-For-Heroes-2023-223-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drone-Flags-For-Heroes-2023-223-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/blog\/time-to-order-flags-for-your-heroes\/flags-for-heroes-x-001-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6082\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6082 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Flags-for-Heroes-x-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Flags-for-Heroes-x-001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Flags-for-Heroes-x-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Flags-for-Heroes-x-001-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Derby-Shelton Rotary Club invites the community to celebrate and honor the heroes in their lives by sponsoring a flag in their name at a heartfelt and inspiring event. This unique initiative recognizes individuals who have made a meaningful impact\u2014whether they are heroes of the past or present. Each hero\u2019s name will be featured on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6046","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=6046"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6086,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6046\/revisions\/6086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derby-sheltonrotary.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}