Memorial Day Garden of Flags: 37,000+ flags on Boston Common

Home Base and MMHF at Home Base invite you to help create Boston’s iconic Memorial Day Flag Garden tribute.

Each of the 37,000+ American flags planted at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument this Memorial Day will represent every brave Massachusetts service member who gave his or her life defending our country since the Revolutionary War. The completed garden is a breathtaking tribute to the true meaning of Memorial Day and a powerful message of community support to the families of these fallen heroes that their sacrifices will never be forgotten. We literally need all the hands we can get to create this display. 

HOW CAN YOU HELP? You can:

• Help us plant flags on Wendnesday, May 20th. To sign up as an individual volunteer, please use this link. 
  
• Sign up for a shift to watch the flags over the weekend. Shifts are in 2-hour increments and will occur from Wednesday, 5/20 at 12:00pm until Monday, 5/25 at 5:30pm. Volunteers watching the flags will be assigned in teams and will also be trained on how to educate the community about the display.
• Help us retire the Flag Garden beginning at 5:30pm, May 25th.
• Sponsor a flag(s). Use the "Sponsor" button on this page to show your support this Memorial Day by sponsoring American Flags being planted. Or, make a donation by clicking the red "Donate" button.
• Become a Corporate Sponsor. View sponsorship levels below. For questions, contact Dan Arkins at [email protected].

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