Proceeds to Sustain Annual Commemorative Wreath Placements on Veteran Gravesites each December at Fairview Cemetery
New Britain, Conn., April 9, 2026 – The annual Wreaths Across America of New Britain (WAANB) effort to fund and coordinate placement of some 1,400 commemorative wreaths on veteran gravesites at New Britain’s Fairview Cemetery each December kicks off Wednesday, May 6, with the Disabled American Veterans Hardware City Chapter 8’s Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser at VFW Post 511 in New Britain.
More than 300 supporters are expected at the event, which takes place from 5-8 p.m. and is open to the public. Online tickets, at $20 per person or $160 for a table of eight, are available at www.davchapter8.org. Walk-ins will be accepted only as space allows.
Ticket and table buyers are encouraged to purchase early to ensure their place at one of the city’s largest annual charity events.
The Pasta Dinner and annual WAANB Project is coordinated annually by DAV Chapter 8 and a large Planning Committee of volunteers from Greater New Britain’s business, non-profit and veterans service organization communities. The committee aims to raise more than $20,000 each year. The goal is to raise dollars on a continual basis to safely ensure that the WAANB tradition at Fairview Cemetery, which takes place this year on December 19, happens not just this year, but every year to come ad infinitum.
The Pasta Dinner at the VFW (41 Veterans Drive, New Britain), is a family-friendly event (children under 12 are free with adult admission). Dinner features pasta with DAV 8 Commander Dennis Taricani’s famous sauce, meatballs, salad, dessert and music.
The event will also feature a premium raffle, including a 50/50 raffle.
Sponsorships of Wreaths Across America of New Britain 2026 are available at www.davchapter8.org. The current listing of sponsors includes Patriot Sponsors Anthony Micacci and Family, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, Perkins Travel and VFW Post 511; Red Sponsors Costco, Mopars in Motion, New Britain Memorial & Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home and Richards Machine; White Sponsors Franco American War Veterans Post 26, GB Law Group, Home Sweet Home Realty, Image Ink, Napcon Communications, Rotary Club of Kensington-Berlin. Saucier Mechanical Services, Inc., Suburban Woman’s Club of Greater New Britain and Dennis and Lumnao Taricani; and Blue Sponsors Dennis Buden Public Relations, LLC, 8th Ward Political Club, Elks Lodge 957/New Britain and Northwestern Veterans/TGM Memorial Post.
To become a sponsor, buy a wreath, make a donation or to learn more about Wreaths Across America of New Britain and all of DAV Hardware City Chapter 8’s activities, visit www.davchapter8.org.
About Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s yearlong mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. For more information, please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
About the Disabled American Veterans
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a non-profit 501(c)(4) charity dedicated to building better lives for America’s disabled veterans and their families. In 2024, the organization provided more than 235,000 rides to medical appointments and assisted veterans in filing more than 561,000 claims for benefits. With more than 1,200 chapters, including DAV Hardware City Chapter 8, and more than one million members across the country, DAV empowers our nation’s heroes and their families by helping to provide the resources they need and ensuring our nation keeps the promises made to them. For more information, please visit www.ihelpveterans.org.
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Media Contact: Dennis Buden, DAV Hardware City Chapter 8 (860) 558-0514 dennis.buden@davchapter8.org