Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards joined members of the Huntington Kiwanis Club January 12 at a reception thanking people for their participation in the Kiwanis’ Field of Honor program, in which an impressive array of American flags graces the front lawn of Town Hall from Labor Day to early December.
A project of Kiwanis International nationwide and the Huntington Kiwanis, flags are purchased to recognize a specific individual who has served or is serving our country in the military. A map on the Town Hall lawn helps persons locate the flag they have purchased that bears their honoree’s name. Proceeds from the project are used to send children of deployed service members to Kiwanis Camp, a weeklong summer camp upstate.
Purchasers were invited to pick up their flag at the reception, which was held at the restaurant Honu Kitchen in Huntington village. Those unable to make it to the reception will be able to pick up their flag at Town Hall.
In their remarks, both Supervisor Petrone and Councilwoman Edwards thanked the Kiwanis for organizing the program, now completing its fifth year, and those who purchased flags. Supervisor Petrone noted the importance of helping families of deployed members of the military; Councilwoman Edwards spoke of the many other ways the Kiwanis helps the community.
In the photo (l-r): Dr. Daniel Picard, team leader for the Field of Honor program; Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards; Barbara Macchiaroli, president, Huntington Kiwanis; Supervisor Frank P. Petrone; Brenda Leigh Johnson, lieutenant governor, Suffolk West Kiwanis; and Mark Zecher, owner, Honu Kitchen.