# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DDazutbt9eK
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- **Posted:** 2024-12-11T01:01:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

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Talk to those who support annual Wreaths Across America ceremonies at cemeteries across the country and they use words like "moving," "meaningful" and "patriotic."

But if you ask supporters of wreathsacross what happens to the growing proceeds from all those events, many will tell you they aren't sure.

Laurie Styron, executive director of CharityWatch, an independent nonprofit that grades the best and worst charities in the U.S., said she believes that the uncomfortably close relationship between the nonprofit Wreaths Across America and the for-profit Worchester Wreath Co. is inherently problematic because it presents a conflict of interest and a lack of transparency about where funds go.

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