September 11, 2010 11 am - 3:00 pm “Most Precious Offering”©
The Memorial Fund Raising Committee, League City and League City Art Guild. Are co-hosting a BBQ benefit to help raise funds to place a copy of the limited edition sculpture, entitled, “Most Precious Offering” in our area.
The Event is scheduled for
DATE: 9-11-2010
From: 11 am - 3:00 pm
AT: League Park on Park Street, League City, TX (by the gazebo) Come enjoy entertainment, a live auction and quilt raffle on 9-11.
HELP US HONOR THE FAMILIES OF OUR FALLEN HEROES! With a permanent memorial. Contact: Saundra Whiddon 281-541-8062 or Lydia Rodriguez 281-554-1183 or email: deborahhaver@yahoo.com or LPRodriguez@leaguecity.com
Adults $8.00, Seniors $7.00 Children $5.00 Created by artist, Saundra Whiddon to honor the courage and sacrifice of all parents who from infancy, held and nurtured the soldier and now, for the sake of others, must let him go. In the final goodbye, the parents exhibit purpose and unspeakable selflessness. The infant is portrayed as vulnerable and yet secure in the hands of his parents. He is swaddled in the American Flag. The hand of his father lifts him up with great determination and purpose; using his strength to hold the head of the infant securely for the entire journey. The mother’s hand, by contrast, forms a nurturing pose as she reluctantly and slowly lifts her child toward the heavens. The infant is simultaneously emitting a cry of victory and of separation with which the artist hopes to show the ambivalence even the bravest soldier feels when called to war. He clutches the American Flag against his chest with one hand. With the other hand, he raises his flag toward the Creator showing the courage that soldiers exhibit when they dare to reach higher than others!
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