Project
Summary
There are 79 members
of the United States military that lived in the Boyertown Area School District
and lost their lives in combat since World War I. It is our goal to build a
memorial to honor their sacrifice and recognize the service of other local
heroes. The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) proposes building a
memorial next to the flagpole by the main entrance to the high school to
recognize heroes of the past and present.
Background Information
There have been
piecemeal efforts to recognize some of these service members at the high school,
but they are not all recognized. The Boyertown History Club and FBLA are student
organizations at the Senior High School that have a lasting interest in service
and community. Past students of the Boyertown History Club researched the names
of our fallen service members. It is the goal of FBLA’s current students to
recognize their sacrifice. The shape of this project has taken several forms
over the past eight years but has finally crystalized into the project featured
here.
Solution
FBLA has developed an
actionable solution to recognize these local heroes. Using the skills they
learned as students at BASH, Daman Sangha, Ryan Zeleznock, and Ryan Schatz
created the blueprint for the memorial found in this proposal. We propose a
memorial bench made of brick and granite that will partially encircle the
flagpole at the main entrance of the high school. The bench design is an
original creation designed by these students. The memorial features 8x8 inch
granite tiles for each service member who lost his life serving our country. In
addition, the design features over 250 “honor bricks,” which will be available
for purchase by individuals in the community. These bricks will recognize other
local veterans. The sale of these bricks will directly fund this project. The
back of the memorial will feature stones from the original veterans’ wall that
stood in this location and sponsor bricks that can be purchased by community
members or local businesses to fund this project. This beautiful memorial will
be located by the flagpole at the main entrance of the high school and greet
students and visitors each day.
Bricks
FBLA is selling
limited quantity of three types of bricks that will be incorporated into the
memorial. These bricks are directly funding this student project.
1. Honor
Bricks: These 4x8 inch bricks can be purchased to honor someone that
served in the U.S. military. There are 70 honor bricks available.
2. Donor
Bricks: These 4x8 inch bricks can be purchased by individuals or
businesses to show support for the project. There are 170 donor bricks
available.
3. Sponsor
Bricks: These 8x8 inch bricks can be purchased by individuals or
businesses to show support for the project. There are 60 Sponsor bricks
available.
