Heather Bell
RADFORD – The second year of The Radford Noon Rotary Club’s Field of Honor will soon be installed at Glencoe Mansion and now is the time new flags can be added to the display.
The project is to honor veterans, first responders and others and will also raise funds for scholarships and other Rotary efforts.
The Field of Honor will be installed on the grounds of Glencoe Mansion, Museum and Gallery prior to Memorial Day and will be displayed until the Fourth of July. The Radford Noon Rotary Club is looking for people to sponsor flags.
“You can sponsor a flag to display at Glencoe Mansion to honor a veteran, first responder, family member, teacher, an associate, or anyone else who has impacted your life,” the club announced.
Individual flags are $50. Corporate Sponsorship is: Bronze – $250; Silver – $500; Gold – $1000; and Platinum – $2500. Flags will be on display at Glencoe Mansion from Memorial Day to the Fourth of July. On July 5, donors can come pick up their flags, or the club will store them until next year. Anyone who wants their flag displayed again next year just pays a $15 fee to re-display.
“I am proud of our club, The Radford Noon Rotary Club, for making the Field of Honor one of our club’s major projects during the year,” said Club President Jim Mitchell. “Through the display of American flags at Glencoe Museum individuals and families can show respect and appreciation for those people that have meant so much to them in their lives. The club certainly thanks Glencoe Museum and the City of Radford for permitting us to make this display possible. These flags show our love and thoughts for those that have meant so much to us and the United States of America.”
Money raised through the project will benefit scholarships to Radford High School students attending Radford University, and other Rotary initiatives, including polio eradication, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Glencoe Mansion, Museum and Gallery, Radford-Fairlawn Daily Bread, Elf Shelf, the Women’s Resource Center, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Vittles for Vets, Beans and Rice, the Wheelchair Foundation, Wonder Universe Children’s Museum, Shelterbox and Sunset Garden.
All flags are made in the USA. For further questions, and to register, contact rotary.club.of.radford.noon@gmail.com.
