Grafton Historical Society Begins Fundraising For World War Two Monument
For Release Upon Receipt
July 6, 2011
Contact: Linda Casey, President
508-839-0000
E-mail: l-casey@msn.com
Media Contact: John LaPoint
508-887-5809
E-Mail: GLFJL@aol.com
Grafton Historical Society Begins Fundraising For World War Two Monument
GRAFTON: The Grafton Historical Society has announced plans to raise
private funding for an outdoor granite monument that would honor Grafton
residents who served their country in World War Two.
A subcommittee has been formed that includes World War Two veterans,
members of the Grafton Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 1497, American Legion
Delisle Goulet Post 92, and members of the Grafton Historical Society, the
Grafton Historical Commission, and the Trustees of Soldiers and Sailors
Memorials. The goal of the fundraising project is to have a World War Two
monument for dedication on Veteran’s Day – November 11th, 2011.
“Many people talk about how as time passes we are rapidly losing our
connection to those who served in World War Two” noted Grafton Historical
Society President Linda Casey. “Members of the Historical Society’s
Research Committee have been compiling short biographies of those nineteen
Grafton residents who died in action while serving in the military, and it
was discussed that the town doesn’t have an outdoor monument dedicated to
our World War Two veterans. We think it’s about time we corrected this
oversight.”
Private fundraising of approximately $8,000 for the proposed World War Two
monument will be coordinated through the Historical Society’s offices. Tax
exempt contributions made be made directly to the Grafton Historical
Society. For additional information, or to make a contribution, please
contact the Grafton Historical Society at One Grafton Common, Grafton, MA.
01519 phone 508-839-0000 or on the web at
http//www.graftonhistoricalsociety.org/
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