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VNA Service Features Remembrance Tree

Posted on 08 December 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,

SANATOGA PA – An annual holiday service that pays tribute to loved ones and friends with a Tree Of Remembrance has been scheduled for Sunday (Dec. 13, 2009) beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the offices of the Visiting Nurse Association of Pottstown and Vicinity, 1963 E. High St., Pottstown PA. The program is open to the public.

The tree will be decorated with ornaments available from the VNA. The names of those commemorated by ornaments will be published in a printed program. For more information, call 610-378-0481.

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