Wreaths Across America receives major donation; challenge issued to the public

Jersey Mike’s Subs, a fast-casual sub sandwich franchise with more than 2,300 locations nationwide, has made a $300,000 donation to Wreaths Across America (WAA) and issued a challenge to help raise funds to sponsor veterans’ wreaths for placement at Arlington National Cemetery.

Through this donation, Jersey Mike’s has stepped up to help WAA reach its goal of placing a live balsam remembrance wreath at the headstone of every one of the nation’s veterans buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Through Wednesday, December 14, 2022, every $15 wreath sponsorship made at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/JerseyMikes will be matched by the company, up to $300,000.

Since 2010, Jersey Mike’s has supported WAA’s mission with contributions totaling more than $3 million. Last year, across the country more than 2.4 million sponsored veterans’ wreaths were placed in honor of veterans, including on all the markers of those buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Jersey Mike’s franchisees across the country support the year-long mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach, through a variety of programs.

“Experiencing the placement of a wreath, and knowing the impact that one simple action has for so many, is truly meaningful,” said Peter Cancro, founder and CEO, Jersey Mike’s Franchise Systems, Inc. “The thought of a headstone being left bare is unimaginable and we want to help make sure that doesn’t happen.”

For more information about participating at Arlington on National Wreaths Across America Day – this year, Saturday, December 17 – visit https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/ARLING. Locally, Wreaths Across America events are planned in Churchville and Chili. To find a participating local location to support or to learn how to volunteer locally, go to https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/search?searchType=location.
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