Donations Needed for New State Vets' Memorial

Governor M. Jodi Rell today unveiled the winning design for the statewide memorial that will be built in Rocky Hill to provide a place of honor and reflection for the service of all Connecticut veterans – past, present and future. Governor Rell also announced the start of an aggressive fundraising effort to help pay for construction of the memorial. 

 

The memorial will be located adjacent to the Col. Raymond F. Gates Memorial Cemetery on West Street in Rocky Hill, across from the state Department of Veterans' Affairs. The construction of the memorial is slated to begin by Veterans' Day 2010.

 

To make a donation to the fundraising effort, checks and money orders should be made payable to Connecticut State Veterans Memorial, Inc. and mailed to: Connecticut State Veterans Memorial, Inc., c/o Rockville Bank, P.O. Box 660, Rockville, CT 06066.

 

More information can be found by visiting www.cthonorsvets.org.

 

For more information, please visit http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?A=3872&Q=460560 .