City of Marion recently issued the following announcement.
For the fifth year, the City of Marion, Marion Chamber of Commerce and Uptown Marion Main Street District have invited residents to honor those who are serving or have served in the United States Armed Forces through sponsorship of streetlight banners in the community.
The program is designed to recognize and show appreciation for veterans and military personnel and their families with ties to Marion. The banners, each featuring the honoree’s military photo, name, branch and dates of service, will be placed on as many as 50 decorative streetlight poles throughout the community. They will go up along with 50 banners that were sponsored in 2021.
For a $150 sponsorship, a double-sided, customized banner will be created and displayed from Memorial Day to Veterans Day in 2022 and again in 2023. The fee includes design/production, installation/care, as well as a contribution to local veteran affairs programs.
Requests are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Those who requested to be among the first notified received program information via email on Feb. 18.
Due to the popularity of the program, all spaces have been reserved for 2022.
To sign up to be notified next year when the program reopens, please complete the form at https://tinyurl.com/marionmilitarybanners.
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