A veteran dies twice: once when they take their last breath, and another once their name is last spoken. However, with your support and charity, Strength N Honor Charities and Wreaths Across America can guarantee that no veteran will ever die a second time. The motto of Wreaths Across America is as follows: Remember the Fallen US veterans. Honor those who serve. Teach our children the value of freedom.

My name is Jack Powers, and, as an aspiring Eagle Scout, I want to help raise money for all of the veterans who have contributed everything to their country. As Hurricane Ian struck Southwest Florida, a golf tournament fundraiser was canceled that would help to raise the necessary funds for Wreaths Across America to supply Lee County's veterans with both recognition and wreaths. Therefore, an external source of donations seemed required, and I want to contribute to that source. Strength N Honor Charities, Inc., is a local 501c3 charity organization dedicated to raising money for the Wreaths Across America in Lee County, FL, providing support for all veterans, first responders, and any military personnel. There are no administrative fees. Each year, our mission is not to decorate headstones with wreaths but to remember those who gave up their rights as citizens and sacrificed their lives to defend our liberties. In Lee County, we have 5 locations that participate in Wreaths Across America, in which 8000 US veterans are laid to rest:

Fort Myers Memorial Gardens

City of Fort Myers Cemetery

Hodges Funeral Home at Lee Memorial Park - Lehigh Acres

Coral Ridge Funeral Home and Cemetery - Cape Coral

Bonita Springs Cemetery

Any donations will be handled by the Strength N Honors Organization and will be applied to the wreaths to be generated next year to ensure our veterans have a wreath on their headstones. Along with this, the donations will allow us to expand the number of cemeteries, including the addition of sea burial, that Wreaths Across America will cover in Lee County, if not in the region. This year, our goal is to lay a wreath on every one of the 8000 veterans’ headstones at all of our locations, if not more, to ensure that no veteran in Lee County, so dedicated to the preservation of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, is forgotten.