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Follow on Google News | ‘The Lost Heroes Art Quilt’ Continues National Exhibit Tour at Snowball Express V in Dallas, TXA gift to the nation honoring America’s fallen heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan, “The Lost Heroes Art Quilt” continues its national tour at Snowball Express V at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 N. Olive St., Dallas, TX, today through December 13.
By: Randy Savicky/Strategy+Communications Artist Julie Feingold created the 5.5-foot by 15-foot Quilt as a non-political contemporary work of art. The artist’s intention is that the heroes represented on the Quilt are symbolic representatives of all of our fallen heroes. With that in mind, the Quilt includes 82 heroes reflecting the diversity of America – 50 in the center of the Quilt representing each state in the U.S. and 32 around the border. A photograph and poignant words describing each hero’s unique personality, interests, dreams and hopes appear around each hero’s square on the Quilt, permanently memorializing each life. On the bottom row of the Quilt, beneath all of the heroes, Ms. Feingold has silk-screened the words to the third verse of “America the Beautiful,” which was written by Catherine Lee Bates when she stood on top of Pikes Peak in 1893. Local Fallen Heroes The Quilt includes 10 fallen heroes with roots in Texas: • Army Private First Class Darrell W. Shipp, of San Antonio, represents Texas in the center of the Quilt • Army Specialist Dane R. Balcon grew up in San Antonio • Army Chief Warrant Officer Three Cornell Chao was stationed at Fort Hood • Army Sergeant Christopher David Gelineau was born in Houston • Army Sergeant Louis Griese met his wife in Texas • Army Major William F. Hecker III was stationed at Fort Hood • Army Corporal Jason LaFleur was born in Houston and grew up in Lockhart • Army First Lieutenant Thomas Martin has a memorial to him in San Antonio • Army Captain Christopher P. Petty was stationed at Fort Hood • Army Captain Mark Thomas Resh owned a home in Killeen, TX ‘What We Do in Life Echoes in Eternity’ “The ‘Lost Heroes Art Quilt’ honors and remembers those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country,” said Ms. Feingold. “By recognizing their character, I hope to inspire others to find their own path toward community service and active citizenship. If you take just one name with you and remember it, our heroes will not be forgotten – the actions of a single person can make a powerful difference.” The Quilt was dedicated at the Families United Gold Star Family Dinner in Washington, DC, last fall and included in the keystone “Time of Remembrance” About Snowball Express Snowball Express is the charity for the children of our fallen military heroes. It started in 2006 with a simple idea: Provide hope and new memories to the children of our fallen military heroes who died while on active duty since September 11, 2001. Memorials at a cemetery or listening to a long speech are not the kind of memories a child wishes to endure again. Yet that is how we honor our heroes ... it is what adults do. By attending Snowball Express, a child can see that “service above self” is honored by others and is a value they should subscribe to as they continue to mature as adults. They also realize they can honor their fallen hero in ways other than by being sad or at a somber place. Snowball Express gives them a piece of their childhood back, allowing them to have fun and that it’s OK to laugh. www.snowballexpress.org About the American Heroes Art Projects Foundation The American Heroes Art Projects Foundation is a grass roots volunteer non-profit organization. In addition to its mission to use the communicative power of art to honor and remember the character of the people and families who give so much in service to our country, the foundation focuses on public education and a call to action. The foundation offers a companion art book to the Quilt that features in-depth stories of each hero on the Quilt, the names of all that have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan up to July 4, 2009, and a full-color fold-out photograph of the artwork. Edited by Gold Star Mother Nancy Hecker, the book is available at museum shops and online at www.LostHeroesArtQuilt.org with proceeds after expenses going to Snowball Express, the organization assisting the children of the fallen. INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES • Ruth Stonesifer, President of the American Gold Star Mothers. Her son, Army Private First Class Kristofor Stonesifer, represents Montana in the center of the Quilt. • Candy Martin, mother of Army First Lieutenant Thomas Martin • Carol Resh, mother of Army Captain Mark Thomas Resh • Nancy Hecker, Gold Star Mother of Army Major William F. Hecker III, who represents Missouri in the center of the Quilt. She is also editor of the Quilt’s companion art book. • Julie Feingold, the artist who created the Quilt. Media Contact for Lost Heroes Art Project and U.S. Exhibition Tour Strategy + Communications Randy Savicky 203-226-6156 randy@strategypluscommunications.com (Public Relations Agency Donating Its Services in Support of the Lost Heroes Art Project and U.S. Exhibition Tour) # # # About Strategy+Communications Strategy+Communications helps companies build their brands and increase traffic, leads and sales through more consistent and compelling communications. Every company has a unique story to tell, and we've helped craft it for companies large and small -- Apple, IBM, Fujifilm, Ford Motors and UBS to BarnesandNoble.com, Cache-A and Fastrack Healthcare Systems, among others. With our unique "both sides of the editor's desk" experience at leading newspapers, magazines and two of the world's largest public relations agencies, we know how to find good stories and turn them great stories about how a company's products and services make people live and work better every day. What's your company's story? Contact us today, and we'll help you tell it better and get it heard using both traditional and digital communications. www.strategypluscommunications.com End
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