For the past year, Colchester/Milton Rotary has sponsored “Operation Flags for Heroes” to honor our many community heroes and to raise funds for Rotary community initiatives.

Flags for Heroes allows sponsors to have a US flag prominently displayed in the community with a plaque honoring the sponsor’s hero. This program has grown during the first year from just twenty flags in one location when we first began on Veterans Day of 2020 to 100 flags in three locations within the Colchester/Milton area.   

 

On November 11th   the Colchester/Milton Rotary will hold a Veterans Day Celebration at noon at the flag display adjacent to Dick Mazza’s General Store located at 777 West Lakeshore Drive in Colchester.  The purpose of this event is to celebrate and recognize all of our local heroes in the community.  These include our veterans as well as medical workers, first responders, all essential workers, teachers, and our local neighbors who have supported our community during the pandemic. 

 

Invited guests include members of the local Police Departments, Fire Departments, Rescue Squads, Vermont National Guard, and town and state officials, along with interested community members and sponsors of the project.  

 

Please come out on Veterans Day to celebrate and honor our wonderful veterans and our amazing community heroes!