Saturday, June 1, 2024 Flag Collection

Flag Collectors are the volunteers who come out the weekend after Memorial Day to pick up all of the flags so that they can be used for additional years. They are given instructions for which flags can be used again and which once can be retired. We rely on the Flag Collectors to help us go through the damaged flags and remove them from storage for next year.

1. You will be outside and walking for the entirety of your shift, please wear the appropriate footwear
2. Collection will happen rain or shine, please dress for the weather!
3. According to past volunteers, gloves will help avoid hand blisters.

1. No running in the cemetery.
2. No leaning on, sitting on, or resting body or limbs on headstones or monuments.
3. Do not pick up any flowers or flags (unless the flag has fallen to the ground).
4. Do not touch any of the coins that were placed on top of the headstones or around the headstone.
5. No advertising of any kind while on the cemetery grounds.
6. Do not disrupt visitors at graves. You may ask to place the flag for them. However, if they deny the request, kindly give them a flag so that they can place it themselves.
7. No littering, please ensure that you are picking up after yourselves.

*Disclaimer - This event is subject to change or cancellation due to the Department of Veterans Affairs' guidelines.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, 7601 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, United States