The Perry Lions Club and the Perry Optimist Club started the third year of the Flags over Perry project Monday morning by raising some 250 U.S. flags around town in honor of Memorial Day.[wpedon id=”82220″ align=”center”]
Volunteers in the Flags over Perry program raised the flags starting at 6:30 a.m. and lowered them at 7 p.m.
For a fee of $25, Perry residents can have the Perry Lions and Perry Optimists place an American Flag on their property on each of five annual federal holidays: Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day. Interested residents can fill out an order form or contact Lion Dave Wright at 515-240-7281.
Money raised from the flag project funds Optimist Club scholarships for Perry youth and various Lions Club projects, such as eyeglasses for the needy, seeing-eye dogs, summer camp for handicapped children and many other worthwhile activities.
