SPHS Seniors Honor Veterans Through Service Project

Severna Park High School seniors Avery Landis and Michael Fallon led a group of five fellow students and community members to get involved with Wreaths Across America at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery.

The students planned on volunteering with Wreaths Across America to complete the goals of their service assignment called Project Help a Hero for the SPHS Leadership Institute. In addition to this, they attended the Montgomery County Jingle Bell Run and attended a stream on Twitch that was supported by the Wounded Warrior Project.

The students chose to work with the Wounded Warrior Project because both of them have strong military backgrounds within their families. Both of their families have supported the Wounded Warrior Project in the past and have sponsored midshipmen for many years. The two chose to help this cause due to the outrageously high veteran suicide rate and other mental health issues that affect veterans around the nation. They were able to raise $290 as well as awareness through social media and volunteer events.