FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2012
9:00 a.m.
Contact:
Jenny Sharp, Captain Direct (253) 983-4574
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Cell (253) 226-9356
3631 Drexler Drive W Fax (253) 582-7912
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Builds 9/11 Reflection Park
University Place, Wash. – West Pierce Fire & Rescue received a piece of steel from the World Trade Center and it is currently on display in the front lobby of Station 31, located at 3631 Drexler Drive W in University Place. The vision all along has been to create an appropriate space to properly display and honor this historic and meaningful artifact from 9/11.
A committee was formed with a broad cross-section of West Pierce employees and local architects, designers, artists and contractors to arrive at a design. A final concept has been developed and the cost estimate for this ambitious project, the 9/11 Reflection Park, is more than $300,000. No tax money will be spent creating the park and the committee has already secured several commitments for significant “in-kind” donations, including architectural and landscape design, electrical installation and concrete construction. The employees of West Pierce will also play a key role, volunteering their personal time and talents toward the project’s completion.
Additional fundraising is now underway to make the 9/11 Reflection Park a reality that will serve as a community centerpiece for decades to come. The committee has created a variety of opportunities to become involved, including direct cash donations, "in-kind" donations of materials and services, purchasing engraved pavers as a permanent part of the site and purchasing coins that commemorate the 9/11 Reflection Park.
West Pierce has a desire to truly honor this historic artifact while creating an appropriate space for reflection and the generosity of West Pierce employees and local citizens will accomplish that.