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Overview
Thank you for your interest in helping grow our mission to REMEMBER, HONOR, and TEACH by becoming a volunteer Sponsorship Group Leader. As a Group Leader, you will invite, inspire, and unite your local community to sponsor veterans' wreaths to be placed on the graves of your hometown heroes on National Wreaths Across America Day this December.
Selecting the right plan for your Sponsorship Group is important. You know your local community better than anyone and can select whichever plan is the most beneficial for your hometown.
3 Different Types of Fundraising Groups
3-for-2
A 3-for-2 Group receives three wreaths for every two paid wreath sponsorships. This is a great way for your group to help maximize the number of wreaths placed on veteran graves.
$5 Back
A $5 Back Group receives $5 back for every paid wreath sponsorship. This is a great way for your group to give back to your local community and to support your causes.
Standard Group
A Standard Group provides the greatest assitance Wreaths Across America's mission. This is a great way for your group to support the behind the scenes work at WAA headquarters.
To sign up as a Sponsorship Group, please complete and submit the Sponsorship Group Sign Up Form and sign the Group Leader Policy. After your request has been processed, you will be sent a welcome email, with your Group ID, a direct link to your group website, and everything you will need to know to get started.
Click the button to begin the sponsorship group sign-up process. You must read the policies for WAA Sponsorship Groups before filling in the form, as you will be asked if you agree to those policies in order to register your group.
Please allow a minimum of 48 hours for processing before contacting HQ regarding your registration.
As a volunteer Sponsorship Group Leader, you will be responsible for networking within your local community to gather wreath sponsorships. Your group will need to select at least one cemetery to support as a group, whether that's Arlington National Cemetery or another cemetery in your state or within your local community. Communicating with headquarters regularly is important in order to keep informed about upcoming promotions and fundraising campaigns, as well as to receive training and support for your volunteer role.
As a registered fundraising group, you'll be assigned a group website where you can direct your donors to sponsor wreaths online, though you are also able to mail checks and completed order forms to Wreaths Across America within a month of receipt if you conduct a fundraising event where donors don't access the website. Wreaths Across America wreath sponsorships are $15 per wreath.
Once you choose a location to support, your group can make arrangements with the volunteer Location Coordinator at the cemetery to see how you may be of assistance during the wreath laying ceremony in December.
PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship Groups and Locations have different roles. Sponsorship Groups network within your local community to gather support for the event through wreath sponsorships, while Locations are where the wreath laying ceremony is held. If you wish to coordinate the wreath laying ceremony at a new Location, please click here. As a Sponsorship Group Leader, you are not automatically enrolled as a Location Coordinator.
Still Have Questions?
Please feel free to contact the regional liaisaon for your state, listed below!
