Registration is Open for the Sixth Annual Wreaths Across America Stem to Stone Races
April 16 2024 - 12:22PM
Today, Wreaths Across America (WAA) proudly announces that
registration is open for its sixth annual Stem to Stone Races.
This year, the event will be held on Saturday, July 27. Both
in-person and virtual options are available to participants. For
each race registration made, a veteran’s wreath is sponsored, and a
hero will be honored on National Wreaths Across America Day –
Saturday, December 14, 2024.
Race options for early registration (prices will increase
from July 1 through race day):
- Kid’s 1 Mile Fun Run
(in-person only) - $17.00
- 5K In-person -
$45.00
- 5K Virtual -
$55.00
- 10K In-person -
$50.00
- 10K Virtual -
$60.00
Click here to register or learn more about this
event.
The virtual and in-person options allow participants to join in
from anywhere while helping sponsor veterans’ wreaths for the
participating location of their choosing. The live, in-person event
will take place in Columbia Falls, Maine, on the tip lands where
balsam is grown and harvested each year to make the veterans’
wreaths placed on the headstones of our nation’s heroes.
“This is our sixth year holding these races, and to date, we’ve
been really happy with the turnout, not only in Maine but across
the country,” said Karen Worcester, executive director of WAA. “The
Stem to Stone Race is a great way to stay active, be healthy, get
involved in the community and do something meaningful for people
who have done so much for us. We encourage everyone to get involved
virtually or in person and help share the mission to Remember,
Honor, and Teach.”
Every race registration sponsors a fresh balsam veteran’s wreath
for placement on National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday,
December 14, 2024. You can personalize your efforts by designating
a local Sponsorship Group or Participating Location to which you
would like your sponsored wreath allocated during registration.
Just have the location or group I.D. available during checkout.
These races help further community awareness and understanding
of WAA’s yearlong mission to Remember the fallen,
Honor those who serve, and Teach the next generation
about the value of freedom.
To learn more or to register, please visit
https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/ColumbiaFalls/2024StemtoStone5k10k.
# # #About Wreaths Across AmericaWreaths
Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to
continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington
National Cemetery began in 1992. The organization’s yearlong
mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year
by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington
and at thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all
50 states and beyond.
To learn more about the mission, please visit
www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.Interviews are available upon request.
WAA Media Resource Page
- 2024 STEM TO STONE RACE REGISTRATION
Amber Caron
Wreaths Across America
2075136457
acaron@wreathsacrossamerica.org