Members of the Kiwanis Club of Davis will post American flags throughout downtown Davis on Saturday, Nov. 11, in recognition of Veterans Day.

Kiwanians perform this community service on seven holidays annually — Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Patriot Day (remembering 9/11) and Veterans Day.

“Kiwanis is a nonprofit community service club that has been active in Davis since 1958,” says member Joanne Bowen. “We have been setting out more than 100 flags in the downtown area as a community service project since 1983 and hope to continue this Davis tradition for many more years to come.”

Weather permitting, the team of Kiwanis volunteers puts the flags out around sunrise and takes them down before sunset.

The project is supported by many business owners who donate between $30 (for one flag) and $50 (for three flags) per year. The funds pay for the flag project expenses, primarily flag replacements, as needed. Any remaining funds benefit local community organizations and activities supported by the Kiwanis Club of Davis.

Any Core Area business wishing to have a flag displayed in front of its business on the designated holidays may call the Kiwanis Club at 530-219-4575, email Bowen at [email protected] or write to the Kiwanis Club of Davis at P.O. Box 2122, Davis, CA 95617.