First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced today that on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 12:30 pm,

he will join the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and members of American Legion

Post 143 at a press conference inside the lobby of Old Town Hall, 611 Old Post Road, to unveil a

mailbox ready to receive tattered and torn American flags for appropriate disposal. This is a joint

project of the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, (DAR), American Legion Post 143, and the Town of

The mailbox, which will be placed in the lobby of Old Town Hall, starting Monday, January

27, 2014, is easily identified with the Town’s 375th

deposited in the mailbox and there will be a weekly pick up by DAR members who will deliver the

flags to Lt. Owen Fish Memorial Post 143 on Stratfield Road.

The proper way to dispose of faded, torn, and shabby flags is through burning. Post 143 performs

this service for the community. Dropping off your tired flag at Old Town Hall, a convenient

location, helps citizens to honor the American flag with its proper demise.

Please bring your tired, tattered, and torn American flags to Old Town Hall during business hours

(8:30 am to 4:30 pm).

Betty Oderwald, DAR member said, “The members of the DAR are happy to collaborate with

the Veterans in Town to provide this service. Thank you to First Selectman Michael Tetreau, Ed

McCourt, Fairfield Public Works, and Amy Mezoff, member of the Town’s 375th

Committee, for all their help in providing this opportunity for everyone to show respect and honor

for the American Flag.”