Veterans site in Oak Ridge gaining financial support
Architectural renderings courtesy of Revington Reaves
Above, An overview of the veterans site planned in Oak Ridge. Right, monuments recognizing the six military branches are at the center of the veterans site planned in Oak Ridge.
by CHRIS BURRITT
She and Vice Chair Caroline Ruch are leading efforts by other committee members to start contacting local businesses and residents for donations.
OAK RIDGE – As boosters prepare to raise money for Oak Ridge’s new site honoring military veterans, they’re The population of veterans and starting $10,000 ahead of schedule. their families in Oak Ridge will spur Earlier this month, a $10,000 gift donations, Dmuchowski said in an from Oak Ridge’s Bernard and Anna N E W interview Locatearlier Walraven pushed fundraising for ion this week. The town is in home to about K e r nersville 400 veterans, accordthe Veterans Honor Green to about Q u ic ing tobestimates by the U.S. Census k Lu $18,400, as of June 30. e no appointmen Bureau agencies. t nand eedeother d “That is an awesome donation,” for oil chang e s & st a thinkte the military holds a said Patti Dmuchowski, who chairs inspe“We ctions the town’s Special Events Committee. special place in everybody’s heart,
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especially in Oak Ridge,” she said. “These donations are going to be so meaningful. People get to be part of this history.” In February, the Town Council committed to providing $68,000 in matching funds over two years for construction of the veterans site. The pledge covers nearly half of the estimated $150,000 cost of the project. Three years ago while helping plan the 20th anniversary celebration of Oak Ridge’s incorporation, Dmuchowski suggested to town leaders they should pursue a site honoring veterans, like ones already established in Summerfield and Stokesdale. She
took the lead, as the Special Events Committee and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board selected a site in Heritage Farm Park on Linville Road and hired Greensboro-based landscape architectural firm Revington Reaves to design the site. Renderings show a curved concrete boardwalk leading to the circular site with granite monuments honoring the different military branches. The walkway will continue into the pine trees, providing shade and a tranquil setting for visitors. The lawn will be large enough to host events, such as Veterans Day celebrations and visits by schools.
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