Monday, May 20, 2013
Former Moorestonian Chad Fisher, who created the monument on the Community House lawn, has offered to craft a life-size Percheron horse statue for the pocket park.
After helping immortalize the legacy of the Community House last year, former Moorestonian Chad Fisher has offered his services to another major community project. Fisher, an accomplished sculptor, created the bronze monument—depicting five children holding hands and playing—that adorns the front lawn of the Community House. The life-size sculpture, which he painstakingly created in his Dillsburg, PA studio, was unveiled at Autumn in Moorestown last year. Now, Fisher is making a pitch to do the same for the Percheron Park project. He emailed members of the Friends of Percheron Park committee last week and offered to design and create a life-size Percheron horse statue for the proposed pocket park at Main and High streets, at cost. …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Also, find out when the Swede Run barn restoration might be finished and which local business owner gave a helping hand to a community project on Main Street.
Baker Elementary School students and staff remembered the 7-year-old, who passed away in January, with a day of fun and togetherness. Lori Stilley admitted she faked terminal cancer for months, accepting thousands of dollars in cash, free meals and even a free wedding at the Moorestown Community House. Township manager Scott Carew says the field will be open—at least temporarily—for this weekend's big lacrosse festival. With only two minor pieces of the project left to complete, the restoration is slated to be finished this summer. Supporters need roughly $200,000 to build the pocket park on Main Street. They got a big boost Tuesday. Thomas Bernhardt was an instructor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. A service was held …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Supporters need roughly $200,000 to build the pocket park on Main Street. They got a big boost Tuesday.
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Tuesday, May 14
Burris Construction held its annual open house celebration Tuesday night, this year raising money for the construction of Percheron Park—the pocket park at the corner of Main and High streets. Organizers didn't immediately have exact figures for how much money was raised, but Percheron Park committee member Julie Maravich said they'd sold 350 raffle tickets for a 2013 Fiat at $100 apiece. There were also a number of auction items available at the event. "It's just an absolutely terrific fundraiser," she said. The Friends of Percheron Park have already raised about $40,000 on their own. Their goal is approximately $200,000, nearly half of which is for the construction of a life-size Percheron horse statue. Business owner William Burris …
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
For its annual open house celebration/fundraiser this year, Burris Construction didn't have to go far to find a worthy charity.
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Sunday, May 12
The long road to creating a pocket park on Main Street just got a lot shorter, thanks to the generosity of one local business. For its third annual open house celebration, Burris Construction will host a fundraiser on May 14 to benefit the construction of Percheron Park at the corner of Main and High streets. With a goal of roughly $200,000 to get the park built, the Friends of Percheron Park—a non-profit, 501(c)3 formed to manage fundraising and construction—had their work cut out for them. To have the backing of one of Moorestown's most prominent businesses, "it's everything," said committee member Julie Maravich. "We're so, so grateful." Without Burris' commitment, the fundraising campaign likely would have been "ongoing," with the …
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Also, get the latest on the fundraising for Percheron Park and find out how you can help welcome the Wall That Heals when it rolls through town next month.
There were a lot of news items around Moorestown this week that we couldn't fit into full stories, but were nonetheless noteworthy. Here's a roundup of what you may have missed: Council has cancelled its May 20 meeting. Jordan said a few members of council are unable to make that meeting, but are trying to reschedule for an earlier date. Stay with Patch to find out the new meeting date.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Also this week, a local businessman gives the Percheron Park project a much-needed boost and an ex-Marine from Moorestown runs for Assembly.
School Tax Increase Shrinks by $70 The Moorestown BOE shaved a lot off its earlier proposed tax increase, but find out why one administrator is "very concerned" about it. A Moorestown business's generosity means "everything" to the supporters of the Percheron Park project. Gov. Chris Christie came to townwith a very simple message after the company won a huge government contract. Moorestown's Jeff Banasz, an ex-Marine, calls running for state Assembly "just another opportunity to serve." Claudia Nunes turned 1 the day before she died. Authorities say a Shamong man is responsible for her death. Whether it's $5 or $50,000, there are plenty of ways to show your support for the Moorestown Community House. Hair coloring is a personal choice, …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
For $250, you can have your name forever etched in stone on Main Street.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Interested in immortalizing your name on Moorestown's Main Street? For a mere $250, you can—and at the same time support a worthy cause. In order to entice potential donors, the Friends of Percheron Park are offering residents the chance to have their name, or the name of a loved one or a business or their family, engraved on the stone sitting wall that will mark the edge of the park, according to Julie Maravich, a member of the Percheron Park Committee. "There'll be a lot of square footage on it," she said, suggesting a wedding congratulations as one example of the kind of message donors could have engraved on the wall. The various price points dictate the size of the engraving: $250 gets you a 2-inch high etching; $500 gives you 3 …
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Supporters of the project need to raise roughly $200,000 to build the pocket park on Main Street. Read on to find out how you can help.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Fundraising for Percheron Park has only recently begun in earnest, and the group behind the project has already received commitments for $15,000. The Friends of Percheron Park became incorporated earlier this year and were recently certified as a 501(c)3 nonprofit (thanks to pro bono work from a local attorney), said group president Kathy Logue. The group has its own website now as well, which offers potential donors an easy route to make contributions online. “It’s pulling together,” Logue said of the group’s fundraising efforts. “Without even sending out mailers we’ve already got a couple commitments.” She said a resident pledged a $10,000 donation for the Percheron horse statue that’s going to be placed inside the pocket park and the …
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Remediation at the former Ward's Automotive site has checked progress on the project.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Plans for a pocket park at the old Ward’s Automotive site at Main and High streets are still moving along, albeit slowly. The recently incorporated Friends of Percheron Park—styled somewhat after the Friends of Fullerton Park—are in the process of becoming certified as a 501c3 nonprofit with the help of a local attorney, according to Kathy Logue, president of the Friends of Percheron Park. Once that’s done, they can start raising money. Logue said the group’s goal is to ultimately raise 100 percent of the estimated $120,000 price tag for the park, which would include, among other things, a stamped concrete surface, benches, a seat wall, and a historical marker explaining the Percheron horse’s place in Moorestown’s history. (A brief …
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Saturday, July 2, 2011
Moorestown Garden Club members advocate for a pocket park at 1 High St. as a community gathering place.
The old Ward's Automotive site could be transformed into a pocket park honoring the Percheron horse’s place in Moorestown history, under a plan put forth by the Moorestown Garden Club. Gina Zegel, a member of the club, unveiled the group’s vision for the site at Main and High streets. Her presentation to Town Council earlier this week included renderings of both a bird’s eye view of the site and an on the ground viewpoint. “It is the bones of a relaxing pocket park in the middle of downtown,” Zegel said of the design concepts. The design cuts a diagonal paved path through the site. On the Main Street side, a planned bas-relief—a carving in a stone slab laid into the ground—would depict Percheron horses, first brought to America by a …
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Another Observer
3:46 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Is there a zoning and/or sign sculpture ordinance to prevent permanent large statues and sculptures from being placed around town? Who on the zoning board , town council, planning board or appearance committee to give us an answer? more ›