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Bedminster, NJ 2017

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June 25, 2017July 5, 2017

3055 River Road Bedminster, NJ

June 25 – July 5, 2017
River Road Park/Jacobus Vanderveer House
3055 River Road, Bedminster, NJ

As was done last year, River Road Park/Jacobus Vanderveer House will be transformed into a panorama of red, white, and blue as The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House will host their second annual Field of Honor® flag display honoring 9/11 Memorial, our Military, Veterans, Fallen Servicemen and Women, Humanitarian, Celebration of Freedom, and other Heroes in Our Lives. Read More…


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Field of FlagsHealing Fields of HonorAs was done last year, River Road Park/Jacobus Vanderveer House will be transformed into a panorama of red, white, and blue as The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House will host their second annual Field of Honor® flag display honoring 9/11 Memorial, our Military, Veterans, Fallen Servicemen and Women, Humanitarian, Celebration of Freedom, and other Heroes in Our Lives.

This inspirational posting of the Stars and Stripes will feature 200 flags standing in a solemn formation. Flags may be sponsored for $40 locally or $45 online, and the sponsors will retain the flags at the close of the event, which then can be displayed in Bedminster and the surrounding communities as mementos of this awe-inspiring event.

The funds raised through this Field of Honor® event will benefit the VetREST organization and the Jacobus Vanderveer House.
Everyone is invited to walk with us among the ordered rows of U.S. flags so that the mature may honor and remember, and the youth may learn & gain appreciation.

Benefiting Charities:
VetREST
Hosted By:
The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House
Local Organizing Committee:
Project Chair: Robin Ray
Co-Chair: Robert F. Vicci
PR Chair: Renae Tesauro
Program Chair: Kristina Poggi

In the News

In The News

Public Invited on Sunday to Field of Honor and Picnic at Vanderveer House in Bedminster
TAPinto Somerset Hills
A Community Picnic & Field of Honor® open to the public is scheduled to be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, at the historic Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum, River Road Park, 3055 River Road, in Bedminster.

Community picnic for holiday on Sunday at Bedminster park
NJ.com
On Sunday, July 2, the Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum will welcome Congressman Leonard Lance, local officials, veterans, West Point alumni and the public to a community picnic, featuring a Field of Honor(r) display of 200 3′ x 5′ American flags, at River Road Park from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Hundreds of American flags will be at this park on July 4
NJ.com
A field of 200 American flags will be the centerpiece of a community picnic on July 2 near the Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum. During the Independence Day celebration, the public can walk through the Field of Honor, which pays tribute to men and women who have served the nation, according to a news release.

Community Picnic, Featuring Field Of Honor® And Live Music, Sunday, July 2, In Bedminster’s River Road Park
TAPinto Basking Ridge
On Sunday, July 2, the Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum will welcome Congressman Leonard Lance, local officials, veterans, West Point alumni and the public to a community picnic, featuring a Field of Honor® display of 200 3’ x 5’ American flags, at River Road Park from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Friends of Vandeveer House to host ‘field of honor’ in Bedminster park
The Messenger Gazette
The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House will host the 2nd Annual Field of Honor in Bedminster’s River Road Park to celebrate our nation’s independence, honor loved ones, and pay tribute to men and women who have served our country.

‘Field of Honor’ returns to Bedminster
The Bernardsville News
The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House will host the second annual “Field of Honor” at River Road Park to celebrate America’s independence, honor loved ones and pay tribute to men and women who have served the nation.

2016 Stories

Field of Honor flags fly in Bedminster
NJ.com
American flags raise up as the wind blows and children play between the 200 flags on display in the Somerset county field. The Field of Honor by Bedminster Charities is a community project to remember others and raise money for charity.

Field of Honor at Picnic in Bedminster
MyCentralJersey.com
Jake Clark, 12, of Bedminster, hangs a tag on the flag his family has sponsored honoring, “All the veterans who served” at the Community Picnic and Independence Day Celebration at River Road Park in Bedminster, featuring the 7-foot tall Field of Honor, made up of 200 3′ X 5′ American Flags on July 3, 2016.

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Details

Start:
June 25, 2017
End:
July 5, 2017
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.healingfield.org/bedminster17/

Venue

Bedminster – Vanderveer House
3055 River Road
Bedminster, NJ 07921 United States
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Website:
https://www.healingfield.org/bedminster17/