Memorial Day at Glen Ivy Hot Springs
In honor of Memorial Day, please join us in supporting our nation’s troops. Glen Ivy supports troops serving in different locations throughout the world by putting together care packages of clothing, toiletries, snacks, and cards from guests and employees every few months. This month we will be sending packages to 187 troops and we appreciate your support in providing encouragement to these special men and women who serve our country.
There are two ways to show your support with Glen Ivy this Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30:
- Write a card to a soldier. Cards and pens will be available at several locations over the weekend at Glen Ivy Hot Springs. Take a moment out of your day to write some words of kindness and encouragement to a soldier serving our country overseas. If you can’t visit us this weekend, feel free to leave a comment below or on Facebook and we’ll be happy to hand write your note in your name.
Purchase our special Red Poppy Cookies. The red poppy was worn in remembrance of those who died in World War I. Small packages of these beautiful and delicious treats will be available in a few locations over the weekend at Glen Ivy Hot Springs. All proceeds from the sale of these cookies will go to care packages for the troops.
We Shall Keep the Faith
by Moina Michael, November 1918
Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,
Sleep sweet – to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died.
We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders Fields.
And now the Torch and Poppy Red
We wear in honor of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We’ll teach the lesson that ye wrought
In Flanders Fields.
Thank You.
I hope you were able to celebrate Memorial Day to honor what you are doing and those you did it before you. Stay safe. Know you are appreciated and with each sunrise ONE DAY CLOSER TO HOME!