by Lee Heavlin | Nov 9, 2017 | Brick Pavers, Donations, Veterans Day
Some like to memorialize a family member, friend, or veterans group. The The Orange County Memorial walkways provide this opportunity. Engraved pavers are 4″ x 8″ and 8″ x 8″ in size and cost $100 and $200, respectively....
by Lee Heavlin | Oct 24, 2017 | Design Progress, Donations, Veterans Day
We do hope that you will join us to commemorate Veterans Day at the Orange County Veterans Memorial on Friday, November 10th. Much has happened at the site since Memorial Day. Walkways are appearing, there is a Visitors Kiosk, and the flag is proudly...
by Lee Heavlin | Aug 14, 2017 | Donations
ORANGE COUNTY, NC (August 14, 2017) — The Orange County Board of Commissioners included $15,000 in its 2017-18 budget to serve as a challenge grant to help raise funds for the Orange County Veterans Memorial. The money will be used to provide a match for...
by Lee Heavlin | May 24, 2017 | Donations, Memorial Day, Memorial Timeline
Lots of work has been done with the formalizing of the memorial design and it is now time to break ground! The fundraising campaign for the Orange County Veterans Memorial is underway and seeks to raise $75,000 by the end of May. The official...
by Lee Heavlin | Oct 27, 2016 | Memorial Timeline, Veterans Day
Veterans Day 2016 starts at the Hillsborough Senior Center with a breakfast hosted by The Orange County Department on Aging. Veterans are invited to a free breakfast hosted in their honor on Friday, Nov. 11, from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.)...
by Lee Heavlin | Sep 18, 2016 | Design Progress, Memorial Timeline
We are pleased to announce that we are making good headway on the Memorial. The designers have modified the design for the new site at the Orange County Human Services site on Homestead Rd (at the Old Homesite just west of the Orange County Southern Human Services...
by Lee Heavlin | Jul 7, 2016 | Design Progress, Donations, Memorial Timeline
We are now at a point where we need to accelerate our fundraising. We have a revised concept plan for the memorial that will be presented to the Orange County Commissioners in September. Lots of work has been done and we are impressed with the vision presented. What...
by Lee Heavlin | Nov 30, 2015 | Donations
High on a hill above the Seymour Center is a beautiful park-like setting. It is known as “the Homestead Site.” This location was selected as the future site of the Orange County Veterans Memorial. Orange County has proudly supplied our men and women to serve their...
by Lee Heavlin | May 8, 2015 | Donations, School participation
Our local veterans’ memorial project slowed down late last year as we reevaluated our memorial’s location. The placement of the memorial at the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery made sense in the beginning. However, the cemetery is reaching capacity and...
by Lee Heavlin | Aug 4, 2014 | Other Veterans Memorials
This story is historical and shares with you our project from its humble beginnings. Since the story was published, the Orange County Commissioners approved the memorial as a county memorial and made available a beautiful and historic site that sits above the Seymour...
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