Manteno Flags

07/04/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day, Manteno! ❤️🤍💙

Today, our community is filled with hundreds of American flags—a sight that reminds us of the freedoms we enjoy and the pride we share as Americans.

Thank you to everyone who participates in the Manteno Flags Program. Whether you've been with us for years or joined for the first time this season, you're helping create a tradition that brings our community together while supporting local scouting.

A special thank you goes to two of our longtime business supporters, Vulcan Materials Company, and Dralle Chevrolet Buick, who sponsored flags at the Manteno Police Department! We appreciate your support!

As you celebrate with family, friends, parades, and fireworks, we hope you'll take a moment to appreciate the flag flying proudly in your yard and the values it represents.
From all of us with the Manteno Flags Program, we wish you a safe, happy, and memorable Fourth of July!
🇺🇸 Here's to 250 years of freedom... and to the next 250!! 🇺🇸

06/14/2026

Good Morning Manteno, and Happy Flag Day!

Per the National Flag Foundation:

"Every June 14, Americans raise the Stars and Stripes to mark the day the flag was born. The date is fixed, but the holiday behind it was anything but inevitable. It took a single line of congressional record, a devoted schoolteacher, and the better part of two centuries to turn an anniversary into a national observance.

The story begins in Philadelphia. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a short but momentous resolution: "Resolved, that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." With those few words, a new nation gave itself a new symbol. There was no ceremony, no fanfare, no holiday. Just a young country, at war, deciding what it would fly.

In 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand, a young schoolteacher in Wisconsin, asked his students to observe what he called the flag's "birthday." He had them write essays on what the Stars and Stripes meant to them. It was a small gesture in a one-room schoolhouse, but Cigrand spent the rest of his life expanding it. He wrote articles, gave speeches, and pressed anyone who would listen to set aside a day for the flag. History remembers him as the Father of Flag Day.

Here is the detail that surprises many people: Flag Day is not a federal public holiday. Banks stay open and the mail still runs. It is a day of recognition, not a day off. In a way, that suits it. Flag Day asks nothing of us except attention. It invites every American to step outside, raise the colors, and remember that the symbol overhead is older than almost anything else we share."

Below is a picture of our "USA's 250th Anniversary Contest" Winner, Emily's, flag display!

05/25/2026

Your friendly neighborhood scouts are out delivering flags! If you signed up for a flag and don't see it within the next hour, send us a message.
If your flag has been posted, please feel free to share pictures! We love seeing them!

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

🎉🇺🇸 And the winner is… 🇺🇸🎉

First of all — THANK YOU again to everyone who signed up for the Manteno Flags Program this year

Because of this amazing community, we not only reached our goal of 250 sign ups… we surpassed it!

Our winner of our America’s 250th Anniversary giveaway and will receive: 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
FIVE FLAGS displayed in your yard during our flag holidays — one for every 50 years of America’s history!

Thank you again to everyone who supports our scouts, shares our posts, and helps make this program such a success each year.

Manteno really does show up ❤️🇺🇸

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for 👀

⭐ Congratulations to..... winner's name in the comments section and at the end of the video so to avoid spoilers! ⭐

05/21/2026

🇺🇸 MANTENO FLAGS ARE COMING TO TOWN 🇺🇸

You better sign up
You better not wait
You better not miss out
We’re telling you straight

Manteno Flags are coming to Town 🇺🇸

We’re making our list
And checking the routes
Gonna find out who’s
Signed up for Flags

Manteno Flags are coming to Town 🇺🇸

We see those online notices
We know the PO Box is full
The Village calls us and says
Please pick up these sign ups

You better sign up
You better not wait
You better not miss out
We’re telling you straight

Manteno Flags are coming to Town 🇺🇸

The 2026 deadline is here,
So don't wait!! 🇺🇸

Hurry! Drop your forms off at the Village or sign up at mantenoflags.square.site

05/20/2026

🇺🇸 YOU DID IT, MANTENO!! 🇺🇸

Not only did we reach our goal of 250 sign ups for the Manteno Flags Program…

WE SURPASSED IT!! ❤️🤍💙

We are beyond grateful for the incredible support from this community. Because of YOU, our town is going to be filled with flags, patriotism, and hometown pride this season 🇺🇸

And now for the exciting part… 👀

🎉 THIS FRIDAY we will be drawing ONE lucky winner from this year’s sign ups to receive:

⭐ FIVE FLAGS displayed in their yard during our flag holidays — one flag for every 50 years of America’s 250th Anniversary! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thank you again to everyone who signed up, shared posts, encouraged neighbors, and supported our scouts. ❤️

Stay tuned Friday for the winner announcement! 👏

And remember, today is LAST day for sign ups!!

05/07/2026

🇺🇸 We want to celebrate the USA’s 250th Anniversary with YOU ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

Once we reach 250 sign ups, everyone who has signed up for the 2026 season will be entered into a special drawing to win:

⭐ Up to FIVE flags displayed in your yard during our flag holidays — one flag for every 50 years of America’s history! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

It’s our way of saying THANK YOU for supporting local scouts and helping us fill Manteno with patriotism and community pride.

⏳ But don’t wait — there are LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LEFT to sign up for this season!

If you've already signed up, be sure to comment, like and share this post so your friends and neighbors dont miss out!

👉 Sign up today: mantenoflags.square.site
📧 Questions? [email protected]
Let’s make this our biggest year yet 🇺🇸

05/04/2026

Join us in THREE WEEKS from TODAY for the Manteno Memorial Day Parade and ceremony at Legion Park!

That also means there's only TWO weeks left to sign up for the Flag Program!!!

Sign up at mantenoflags.square.site
Pick up a flyer at the Village Hall and mail it in or drop it back off at the Village!!

🇺🇸 Manteno Flags Program 🇺🇸

There’s nothing better than seeing our community come together to show pride in something bigger than ourselves.

Our scouts are getting ready for another great season of flag placements—and it wouldn’t be possible without your support.

✔️ 4 holidays
✔️ Flags are delivered, installed & removed
✔️ Supporting local scouts

If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time!
👉 mantenoflags.square.site
📧 [email protected]

Let’s fill Manteno with flags 🇺🇸

05/03/2026

🇺🇸 Manteno Flags Program 🇺🇸

There’s nothing better than seeing our community come together to show pride in something bigger than ourselves.

Our scouts are getting ready for another great season of flag placements—and it wouldn’t be possible without your support.

✔️ 4 holidays
✔️ Flags are delivered, installed & removed
✔️ Supporting local scouts

If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time!
👉 mantenoflags.square.site
📧 [email protected]

Let’s fill Manteno with flags 🇺🇸