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We will be receiving either 3 or 4 trucks to unload 1,126 boxes of wreaths by hand. First truck should arrive around 9:45am. We have a new box which is supposed to make handling easier. 26" Long x 16" Wide x 32" High and weighs about 40 lbs. It holds 12 wreaths instead 9. The plan is to unload at each section with a crew that stays with the truck. A second smaller group will follow to remove wreaths and fold the boxes. Then a third group will pick up boxes to transport and load into the recycle dumpsters. There will be a checker assigned to each truckload to ensure the proper amount of boxes come off of the truck and per section. Counts must be accurate because some trucks have multiple loads for other cemeteries. Please dress weather appropriate and I recommend gloves.
We will also have a group that will bag and preposition the approximately 700 designated grave specific wreaths. They will set up in Section Y unless it rains, then on the concrete at the Columbarium. I would ask that anyone who finishes unloading, to please check with the grave specific group to lend a hand before you leave. This task takes the most time. It would be sincerely appreciated. We never know how many volunteers will participate but hopefully, as in past years, we will have enough. We can never have too many!!
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Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCrory Ln,Nashville,TN,United States, Pegram
