The event has been moved from Crossman Park to Narrin Park from 6 pm to 6:30 pm.
The event will be at Narrin Park and there is pavilion should it start raining or snowing.
Depending on where you read about it Forget Me Not Day has no known origins, in other words people forgot who came up with Forgot Me Not Day. Ironic is it not?
However delving deeper into the history, it is said that day came from WW1 when returning disabled soldiers had very few resources to aid in their recovery. The Government did not expect such a high influx of wounded soldiers so few government programs were set up. A decorated WW1 soldier, Judge Robert S. Marx, started the holiday so people would remember the soldiers and the sacrifices they made. He would sell the flower Forgot Me Not as a way to raise funds for soldiers who were disabled.
Some interpret the day as way to reach out to those they may not have seen or spoken with in some time especially before the holidays. While some use the day to remember those that are no longer with us during the holidays.
For those who attend, we will be given out a packet of Forget Me Not flowers packages that you can plant at the appropriate time.
The event has been moved from Crossman Park to Narrin Park from 6 pm to 6:30 pm.
What is National Forget-Me-Not Day?
Our soldiers lay their bodies on the line to keep our country free. When they return from battle with wounds and disabilities, we get to show our gratitude by supporting them in their disability. National Forget-Me-Not Day reminds us about the sacrifices these veterans have made and our duty to care for them.
Forget-Me-Not Day began in 1921 as a fundraising campaign for World War I veterans through the sale of forget-me-nots. Over 200,000 wounded soldiers returned to the U.S. from World War I. The country had not seen so many injured veterans since the Civil War, fifty years before, and the states were unprepared to meet this tremendous need.
Judge Robert S. Marx was injured during The Great War, and he took up the call for veteran’s affairs. He established the DAVWW (Disabled American Veterans of the World War), which is now known as the DAV and supports all disabled veterans.
Facts about National Forget-Me-Not Day!
- In 2017, there were more than 18.1 million veterans living in the U.S.
- There were 1.3 million veterans in 2017 with a 70% or higher disability connected to their military service.