Description
Flags Over Auburn
Flags Over Auburn is a patriotic subscription service Auburn’s BSA Troop 19 offers. On five major flag-flying holidays during the year you subscribe, Troop 19 Scouts will place a flag in your yard at dawn, in a pre-installed sleeve, and then retrieve the flag at dusk. Our service is currently available in Auburn and Opelika, Alabama. The service fee is $50 per year. We hope to have an auto-renew feature available soon.
By participating in Flags Over Auburn, you will help instill values in the local community by supporting the growth of the Scouts in BSA Troop 19.
Once you subscribe, Troop 19 will place a plastic sleeve in your yard, cap it, and mark the curb/street with a BSA fleur-de-lis logo. The sleeve and cap will be flush with the ground. They require no maintenance on your part and will not interfere with mowing.
We will post an American flag at dawn and retired it before dusk on five national flag flying days*
- Memorial Day
- Flag Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veteran’s Day
*In the event of severe weather on one of the five holidays, we will post/retire flags on Patriot Day, September 11th.
Subscription
There is an annual service fee of $50 that covers all five holidays. The service will begin on the first holiday after you sign up. We hope to have an auto-renew option available soon.
Installation
We will install a flagpole sleeve made from a one foot section of PVC pipe in your yard at least 18-inches from the curb/street, depending on utility markings. Typically, we install the sleeve near your yard’s center. The sleeve will be low enough not to interfere with regular lawn mowing.
It is your responsibility to ensure this is permitted in your neighborhood, e.g., checking with the Home Owner Association, and to identify any utility supply lines, sprinkler systems, or pet containment systems we need to avoid during installation. Alabama 811 can help with locating utility supply lines. You can reach them by phone by calling 811 (toll free inside Alabama) or 800-292-8525 (toll free inside or outside Alabama).
Once your utility lines are marked, let us know and we will make arrangements to install you flagpole sleeve.