By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
The Geneseo VFW Auxiliary will continue selling Hometown Hero Banners that will be displayed on the light poles that line the streets in downtown Geneseo.
The banners, at $150 each, will have the wording: Hometown Hero,” and will include the name and a photo of a Geneseo veteran with information about the veteran.
According to VFW Auxiliary officer Rhonda Borkgren, the banners will be attached to the poles the week of Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day, 2025. The banners will be replaced with new Hometown Hero banners every two years.
“We have a limited number of downtown poles to use, which is why we have to replace the banners and give everyone a chance to fly a banner in honor of their special veteran,” Borkgren said.
She said the Auxiliary will take orders for up to 39 banners.
For more information, contact Borkgren at 309-714-8077 or at vfwauxrhonda@gmail.com
Rhonda Borkgren, representing the Geneseo VFW Auxiliary, shows one of the Hometown Hero Banners that has been on display on a downtown street light pole, and recently was taken down to make room for the next group of banners to be displayed, beginning with Memorial Day 2025. Photo by Claudia Loucks