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Seen here is the sculpture, “In Your Honor.” Westfield artist Jennifer Dorgan wrote, “I have collected the photographs of local soldiers, men and women, from Chicopee and Westfield and all the surrounding area. I began receiving photos back in May and received my last one June 22. Fortunately, I was able to fit all that I received! They are painted in black and blue, to reflect their collective bruises from their service. The poppies underneath and on the sides are a lovely juxtaposition next to these hard working people, the flower we honor our soldiers with. An American eagle portrait, with our flag as a backdrop sits on the nose of the plane. The base will be completed with a New England mountain and river that the plane will fly over.”
Reminder Publications photo by G. Michael Dobbs
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July 13, 2011
CHICOPEE — At the recent sponsorship auction conducted at the Castle of Knights in Chicopee, eight of the decorated plane sculptures that are part of the “Planes Over Chicopee” fund-raising effort were sponsored at a donation of $1,400 each.
The money raised by the campaign is designated to assist the Friends of the Senior Center reach its goal of a $2 million donation toward the construction of a new senior center.
The businesses and individuals that have sponsored the planes so far include Lymtech Scientific, which sponsored “The Cold War Guardians” and “Frog”; Tadj and Pam Ondrick who sponsored “Freedom Isn’t Free”; Chicopee Savings Bank Foundation, which sponsored three planes, “In Your Honor,” “Our City,” and “Crossroad of Creativity”; the Friends of the Chicopee Senior Center sponsored “Dawnbreaker”; and Polish National Credit Union, which sponsored two planes, “Polish Pottery” and “Noah’s Ark.”
After the sponsorship auction, Interstate Towing sponsored the sculpture, “Home of Heritage.”
There are 10 more planes that need sponsorships. To see the design for the sculptures and to discuss sponsorship possibilities, interested parties should contact Adele Tawrel at 592-5637.
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