Saddle Brook Hometown Veterans Banners 2025 has commenced. This program is made available to residents of Saddle Brook township and their loved ones who had lived or are currently residing in town as well. The program will last through March 31st. This is so that we can meet the deadline to have the Banners produced and on view in time for Memorial Day, commemorated May 26th and displayed through Veterans Day, November 11th.
The Banners are good for 5 seasons and are stored at an off site location, protected from the elements.
Please be especially aware that given the popular interest, we are unable to accommodate particular location requests.
All Banners will have been erected on Market St and Saddle River Road. As volume and interest increase for 2025 and as current locations become exhausted, Fair Lawn Parkway will become the next thoroughfare in which to honor our Hometown Veterans.
Banner requirements:
Copy of the Veterans' DD-214 or equivalent. This document will have reflected the period of time served, the Era or conflict in which the military service was performed, the Veteran having been discharged honorably, detailing any merits or distinguishing awards the Veteran may have received while in military service;*
Copy or photograph of the Veteran, preferably in uniform;*
The banner sponsor and sponsored Veteran must have lived, or is currently residing in Saddle Brook;
A check for $150. made out to VFW3484, with memo Veteran Banner 2025;
Applications can be picked up at VFW 3484, please ask the bartender. All completed applications need to be deposited at the VFW where they will be stored in a locked steel box through March 31st. Please note below attached. Kindly complete, neatly, thoroughly. Be sure to include your cell/tel number and email address. Insure to use a large envelope to keep all the items in place and properly sealed.
Duplicates can be made, for personal use, at the same price as the sponsored banner. Please mark the application(s) as "duplicate"
Open to questions.
* items will be returned, where the sponsor is responsible to collect the documents not later than June 1st 2025.
Thank You for your interest, Cheers 🇺🇲
Mike Nahay
Saddle Brook Hometown Veterans Banners Team
Click Here or the photo to Download the Sponsor Form
Additionally, gift cards to ShopRite or Acme are graciously accepted to help meet specific needs.
Please note that the pantry cannot accept expired food due to government regulations.
If you or your organization are able to contribute, donations can be dropped off at the following locations:
1) Saddle Brook Municipal Complex - 55 Mayhill Street
2) Saddle Brook Senior Center - 8 Caldwell Avenue
3) Saddle Brook Free Public Library - 340 Mayhill Street
4) First Reformed Church - 5 Ackerman Avenue (leave outside Saddle River Road entrance in donation bin)
Thank you for your continued support and generosity. If you have any questions or need assistance with drop-offs, please feel free to email the partnership or contact Alex Kooistra. I have attached the flyer for donations to share with others.
Regards,
Thomas Van Winkle
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A Portrait of our Past
SADDLE BROOK: A PORTRAIT OF OUR PAST
BY: JACK WASDYKE
Saddle Brook: A Portrait of Our Past is now available. The book is a 185-page accounting of Saddle Brook from prehistoric times to the present. Chapters about the Native Americans who lived by the river and the early colonists are included. Much of the book is presented in a “then—now” format, and interesting stories from townspeople who lived in Saddle Brook in the first half of the Twentieth Century are included. Photographs of “old” Saddle Brook are included.
Please donate to the dedicated men and women of the SBFD, who are ready and willing to risk their lives for us!
