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raise even more funds for this worthwhile cause.
We invite you to walk amongst the flags any time from November 1st through the
11th. It is not uncommon to hear the stories of some of the heroes as their family
members reminisce. A Recognition Ceremony will also be held to honor all veterans
and active military at The Parkway Recreation Center on Saturday, November 9th at
3:00 pm. This year’s guest speaker will be Colonel Jon Sunray, US Air Force, Retired.
Colonel Sunray served on active duty from May of 1978 until September of 2003.
Everyone is invited to attend the ceremony.
To sponsor a flag please visit www.thegoodnewscenter.org or call 315-735-6210.
A tag will be placed on an impressive eight-foot flagpole in honor or memory of
a loved one who is a hero in some way to its sponsor. Flags can be requested for
veterans, active-duty military, fallen servicemen and women, first responders, and
all other heroes in our lives.
Be a part of the Healing Field experience and sponsor your flag today.

Flags along the Memorial Parkway last November in honor or memory of local heroes.

Flags for Heroes Event Supports
Post-9/11 Veterans

One thousand American flags will once again grace the median of the Memorial
Parkway in Utica in early November in remembrance of our veterans, active military,
and first responders. This year marks the 10th annual Flags for Heroes sponsored
by The Good News Center with money raised from this event benefitting Sitrin’s
Military program.
Sitrin’s program specifically helps post-9/11 veterans. Typical therapies such as
occupational, physical, and psychological are a part of the treatment, but they also
use atypical therapies such as equine therapy and movement therapy. Additionally,
they may spend time in nature at Sitrin’s Camp as a part of the intervention. The
program continues to evolve as it works to meet the specific needs of each individual
veteran.
Most of these nontraditional therapies are out-of-pocket expenses for veterans.
Funds raised through events such as Flags for Heroes allow Sitrin to provide
treatment to veterans at no cost to them.
Through the efforts of all those who sponsored a flag, The Good News Center was
able to donate $24,000 last year to Sitrin’s Military program with more than 930 flags
sponsored. The goal this year is to have all one thousand flags sponsored in order to