About flags for heroes
Each summer, the Mathews Rotary Club’s Flags for Heroes display transforms Main Street into a powerful sea of red, white, and blue—each flag standing tall in honor of someone’s hero.
Whether it's a veteran, first responder, teacher, healthcare worker, or a beloved family member, this event is your opportunity to publicly recognize the people who’ve made a meaningful impact in your life. From Memorial Day weekend through Independence Day, the flags will fly proudly as a tribute to courage, service, and love—reminding all who pass by that heroes are all around us.
The flags display in the field by M&M Building Supply in Mathews.
Whether it's a veteran, first responder, teacher, healthcare worker, or a beloved family member, this event is your opportunity to publicly recognize the people who’ve made a meaningful impact in your life. From Memorial Day weekend through Independence Day, the flags will fly proudly as a tribute to courage, service, and love—reminding all who pass by that heroes are all around us.
The flags display in the field by M&M Building Supply in Mathews.
HEROES COME IN MANY FORMS, ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT THEY ARE YOURS.
How it works
Honor your hero by sponsoring a flag, whether you are an individual or a business. Each 10 foot flagpole has a 3x5 American flag and a 4" recognition tag attached. The tag includes your hero's name, as well as your name as the sponsor. Following the event, you will receive the tag as a special keepsake and you and your Hero will be recognized in The Gazette Journal plus receive a tribute booklet with all sponsors and Heroes listed.
A HERO is anyone important in your life, whether they be:
The following sponsorship levels are outlined below. You will be redirected to a safe and secure website to purchase your sponsorship.
A HERO is anyone important in your life, whether they be:
- Veterans, Military, First Responders (Fire, EMT, Law Enforcement). *These flags medallions will appear with an added ribbon to distinguish their service to our country.
- Healthcare Workers
- Teachers
- Friends, Parents, Grandparents, Children, Grandchildren, Spouses
- Civic Organizations
The following sponsorship levels are outlined below. You will be redirected to a safe and secure website to purchase your sponsorship.
Sponsorship levels
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Please note: our medallion's space only allows for one hero plus a small description of your Hero. If you would like to share more about them, please click on the "Additional Comments" Button and you will be sent to a comment page. You may also comment there about what the Flags for Heroes program means to you. Thank you.
This year's medallion honors America's 250th Anniversary of Independence. Pass down your medallion to family members to hang onto for generations. Sponsor a hero flag online OR download and mail us a sponsor form:
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HERO SPONSOR - $50
- One flag to honor your hero. One name per flag.
- A complimentary listing in the Tribute Brochure and the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal to include your name, or business name, and the name of your hero.
- Five flags to honor your heroes.
- A complimentary listing in the Tribute Brochure and the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal to include your name, or business name, and the name of your hero.
- Eight flags to honor your heroes.
- A complimentary listing in the Tribute Brochure and the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal to include your name, or business name, and the name of your hero.
- Twelve flags to honor your heroes.
- A complimentary listing in the Tribute Brochure and the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal to include your name, or business name, and the name of your hero.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
Your support of the Flags for Heroes Program helps in our local efforts of community service and giving back. All profit from the program supports the Rotary Club of Mathews.
The money raised from our fundraising efforts stays in Mathews County, and gets designated towards service projects and our annual grant program that meet the needs within our own community. Thanks to your support of our club events, on average, our club completes between 5-6 community service projects per year, and distributes around $30,000 in grant funding to local civic organizations annually! Read more about what our club does in the county here. The flags are purchased displayed for the event are purchased, owned and maintained by the Rotary Club of Mathews.
The money raised from our fundraising efforts stays in Mathews County, and gets designated towards service projects and our annual grant program that meet the needs within our own community. Thanks to your support of our club events, on average, our club completes between 5-6 community service projects per year, and distributes around $30,000 in grant funding to local civic organizations annually! Read more about what our club does in the county here. The flags are purchased displayed for the event are purchased, owned and maintained by the Rotary Club of Mathews.