Avenue of Flags Portage

Avenue of Flags Portage Joe and Jen Yensel started Avenue of Flags Portage as a way to memorialize John Yensel, of Centervill

Joe and Jen Yensel started Avenue of Flags Portage as a way to memorialize John Yensel, of Centerville, Ohio. John was very active in the Centerville Optimist club and enjoyed participating in Avenue of Flags several times per year. We began the Avenue of Flags on Caranor Road in Kent, Oh on Memorial Day, 2016. We are hoping to grow throughout Kent and surrounding Portage County. All proceeds go t

o The Children’s Advocacy Center in Portage County. Our long term goal is to start a scholarship for returning veterans wanting to go into law enforcement, much like John wanted to do as a veteran himself.

07/01/2022

Good evening friends and neighbors! You may have noticed we did not do flags for Memorial Day. Our entire family was sick. We are working on recruiting and organizing volunteers and will be using these next few months to prepare for the next holiday. Please look for a flyer at your home or message us for details. Thank you for your patience!

We are putting up the July 4th flags! Share your beautiful photos with us.
07/03/2021

We are putting up the July 4th flags! Share your beautiful photos with us.

05/31/2021

Today is a beautiful day! Share your flag photos with us 🙂

05/28/2021

Flags are coming today! Look out for us searching for the yellow caps in the rain 🤣 share your photos of the installed flags (not the wet Yensel family 🥴)

05/27/2021

It’s that time of year again! We are getting ready for Memorial Day. Remember, all donations go to The Children’s Advocacy Center in Portage County. Flags are provided for by the Yensel family.
Donations can be made via PayPal. Please let us know if you have any questions.

05/22/2020

We are back for the season! We’d love to see your photos of the flags on your street. Also, we encourage you to picnic in your front yard. Socially distancing and celebrating as a community can still happen 🙂 As a reminder, the flags are purchased, installed and stored by the Yensel family in exchange for a donation to the community. All donations go directly and fully to the Children’s Advocacy Center in Portage County. Thank you for being a part of our community and participating!

Thank you to our community for the support!
07/04/2019

Thank you to our community for the support!

KENT, Ohio -- When John Yensel of Dayton passed away in 2015, his son Joe felt the need to do something fitting to memorialize him. "He was a veteran, and he was the kind of guy who would go to people's homes when they had flags hung up incorrectly or that needed to be replaced and helped remind the...

Welcoming our newest friends to the avenue
05/26/2019

Welcoming our newest friends to the avenue

Happy Memorial Weekend! We accept requests for flags all year round. 100% of proceeds go to The Child Advocacy Center in...
05/26/2019

Happy Memorial Weekend! We accept requests for flags all year round. 100% of proceeds go to The Child Advocacy Center in Portage County.

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