The Marietta Community House, 264 W. Market St., will hold a special event on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. to honor Marietta veterans and to dedicate additional bricks sponsored via the Buy-a-Brick program. The community is invited, especially veterans and their families.
There will be a short ceremony featuring local speakers, including members of Marietta American Legion Post 466. This year's service will highlight the Legion's program to honor hometown heroes with banners throughout the town. Approximately 150 banners have already been displayed.
The ceremony will also remember local veterans who have served their country, as well as Lt. Benjamin Hiestand, in whose honor the Marietta Community House was formed. Hiestand died while serving during World War I.
The ceremony will be conducted in the site's gym/studio, with social distancing and masks required.
A blessing of the bricks will then be offered outside by the brick walk of remembrance. Many of the bricks have been given in memory of loved ones, in honor of living loved ones, or by local businesses. More than 170 individuals and businesses have donated to the brick walk. Money from the sponsorship of bricks has been used to repair and replace the brick porches of the Community House building and to match grants for other projects.
The Buy-a-Brick campaign continues as a fundraiser to maintain the historic building. Those wishing to have a brick engraved may contact Nancy Kulman at 717-426-1229.
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