Crew 413 Elburn

04/26/2026

Crew 413 prepare dinner and serving at Potawatomi District's Awards Dinner.

03/16/2026

Crew 413's weekend backpacking trip to Forest Glen Preserve near Danville, IL. It was a great trip, we beat the weather.

02/25/2026

Last Sunday Crew 413 cleaned up the 350 wreaths that we placed o veteran's Graves for Wreaths Across America in Blackberry Township and St Gall Cemeteries in Elburn then back to the Elburn American Legion for pizza making and planning meeting. It was a fun productive day!

01/18/2026

Crew 413 had a great day on the slopes at Granite Peak, Wausau, WI and topped it off with a fabulous dinner at Wausau Mining Co.

12/20/2025

Recording from last night's program webinar is now available on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7nd8gYriVk

12/12/2025

We are not alone. But WAA Day goes on in Elburn.

WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SATURDAY’S WREATH DAY

When the weather forecast for Saturday came out, I reached out to the other parties involved in the event, including the emergency services personnel we coordinate with. As in the past when we have had inclement weather, the event will go on as scheduled. I will be sending out a reminder email to everyone to dress in layers to keep warm. At the current forecast weather temperatures, frostbite to EXPOSED SKIN can happen in 30 minutes, per the US National Weather Service graph.

While some other area locations may have cancelled their event, we are currently scheduled to go on AS PLANNED. In comparison to a smaller location who may have less than 100 wreaths to place which can easily be held for more favorable weather conditions, we have just shy of 24,000 wreaths to place and a lot more moving parts surrounding our event. We continue to observe the weather for any dangerous turn.

I will be stopping by the cemetery tomorrow to discuss any accommodations we might be able to make given the forecast. We hope to carry out the event in an expedient but respectful manner. As always, the free luncheon for volunteers at Stone City VFW makes an excellent spot to warm back up when one decides to call it a day, whenever that may be. Saturday’s hot lunch will be provided by Farm2Veteran.

Whether you choose to come out on Saturday or not is a personal decision oWreaths Across Americaof right now, we are carrying on as planned. Any change will be posted here and shared out via the Wreaths Across America communications dashboard.


Michele Barnett
Location Coordinator
Wreaths Across America
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

12/11/2025

Urgent message for Sat. Dec. 13, Wreaths Across America Day in Elburn, IL. Due to the cold weather expected on Saturday, we are canceling the ceremony portion of our WAA event, however, we will still lay the 100 wreaths at St. Gall at 9:00 am and 280 wreaths at Blackberry at 10:15 am. The public is still invited to participate, please dress for the weather. We apologize for the change, but we want to make sure everyone is safe.
Our group has been dedicated to this project for 5 years and will make sure all wreaths are placed in remembrance of all those who served our country.
In addition, we will be providing lunch and hot beverages for the volunteers at approximately 11:15 at the American Legion in Elburn, 112 N Main St, after placement of wreaths at Blackberry Township Cemetery.

12/07/2025

Great job Crew 413 that's how you Lead the Adventure and Serving others!

The United States Coast Guard celebrated the 26th anniversary voyage of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, Chicago's Christmas Ship, which was loaded with over...

12/05/2025

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It’s here!! ⚓️🎄👏🏼 Our Sleepover is tonight, and we’re looking forward to serving with everyone tomorrow morning…Its our favorite event of the year!

Photo credit- Brian K.

11/19/2025

Congratulations to Crew 413's Nick T. for passing your Summit Board of Review tonight. That makes 5 Summit Rank recipients for Crew 413 and Three Fires Council! Way to Lead the Adventure Nick!!!

10/26/2025

Crew 413 has checked off another from its bucket list. We've adapted our newest member, welcome to the crew Rizzo!