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The fifth annual Hometown Heroes program is registering new military honorees to be recognized on 160 banners from Memorial Day through Veterans Day.
The tribute banner program, spearheaded by the Haverhill Exchange Club and Haverhill Veterans Services Office, accepts its first in-person registrations Saturdays, Feb. 22 and March 15, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the River Street Café, 558 River St., Haverhill. Banners are $250 each and the deadline to register is April 1.
Sponsor families are asked bring a photograph and such military service information as name, branch, rank, years of service, wars or conflicts and medals of distinction. Payment by credit card or check is due at registration. There’s more at HaverhillExchangeClub.com.
The program is stewarded by the Exchange Club’s Hometown Heroes Banner Committee, chaired by Jennifer Coffey-Matthews and Thea Doherty. They say coordination requires the support of the community, including Mayor Melinda E. Barrett, Haverhill City Council, Department of Public Works, Police and Fire Departments, American Legion Wilbur M. Comeau Post 4 and other businesses and partners.
Coffey-Matthews and Doherty will appear live on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program Thursday, Feb. 13.