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Yorkville American Legion Post launches campaign to restore veterans monument · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville American Legion Post launches campaign to restore veterans monument.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Judy Harvey, This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The Yorkville
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  Speaker 1: American Legion Post four hundred and eighty nine has launched
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  Speaker 1: Light the Flame, a community fundraising campaign to restore the
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  Speaker 1: Veterans Monument in Yorkville town Square Park. The campaign hopes
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  Speaker 1: to ensure its flame burns for generations to come, the
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  Speaker 1: Post said in a news release. For years, the flame
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  Speaker 1: at its crown is stood dark, a silence the community
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  Speaker 1: is ready to break. For over a decade the flame
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  Speaker 1: has been out. The goal is to phrase seventy five
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  Speaker 1: thousand dollars to fund full restoration and establish a long
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  Speaker 1: term maintenance endowment. Post four hundred and eighty nine hopes
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  Speaker 1: to reach its goal by April twenty twenty seven and
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  Speaker 1: organizer's plan to reignite the flame and time for Memorial Day.
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  Speaker 1: We want to light the flame now, but we also
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  Speaker 1: want to make sure it stays lit. Post Commander Jeff
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  Speaker 1: Sanders said, this isn't just a repair, it's a promise
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  Speaker 1: to the veterans we honor and to every generation that
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  Speaker 1: comes after us. The campaign will roll out a series
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  Speaker 1: of donation opportunities in the coming months, including Menotoe Prime
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  Speaker 1: Rib Dinner Saturday, November fourteenth. Additional event details, including time, location,
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  Speaker 1: and ticket information, will be announced soon. Mount Memorial Brick
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  Speaker 1: Sponsorships community members can sponsor a brick honoring a veteran
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  Speaker 1: by name, creating a lasting tribute at the monument site Mistow.
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  Speaker 1: Additional donation opportunities will be announced as the committee finalizes
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  Speaker 1: plans in the coming weeks. The American Legion Post four
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  Speaker 1: hundred and eighty nine built the monument in nineteen sixty
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  Speaker 1: nine to honor local veterans of all American wars.