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The Freedom Bridge Foundation has teamed up with Arizona State University’s nationally-acclaimed Public History Program to develop the “76 Moments of Freedom” for the Memorial Walkway.
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76 MOMENTS OF FREEDOM ESSAY CONTEST! Earn your chance to have your words engraved FOREVER in the Freedom Bridge Memorial Walkway.
“The Public History Program at Arizona State University is extremely excited to be part of a project which we hope will allow both residents of Lake Havasu City and visitors to explore and discuss the various dimensions of freedom in such an ideal location,” said Professor Brooks Simpson, ASU’s principal investigator for the project. “We believe the result will leave a lasting impression on anyone who comes to Lake Havasu City.”
When completed, the Memorial Walkway along the Bridgewater Channel will connect the world famous London Bridge with the planned Freedom Bridge. In addition to thousands of engraved bricks, the “76 Moments of Freedom” will tell the story of America’s ongoing pursuit of freedom.
“Selecting and interpreting these very important events in American history is no easy task,” said Brian Wedemeyer, Freedom Bridge Foundation President. “We really wanted an established authority on history to help us with this very important assignment.”
Dear Arizona Educators,
Volunteers from throughout Arizona and beyond are involved in an effort to build a one-of-a-kind memorial in honor of our nation’s Veterans – past and present. Now, the Freedom Bridge Foundation is asking all Arizona students to lend their insight and creativity in an essay contest like no other...
...the Freedom Bridge Foundation wants input from students from throughout the state. Every large historical tablet, which will forever be displayed along the Memorial Walkway, will include a short student essay on how each moment advanced the cause of America’s freedom. The essay contest, now underway, challenges students to provide meaningful insight in a limited amount of text...
The contest winners and their schools will be forever famously displayed along this beautiful walkway between two remarkable bridges. The winning students also could be eligible for future scholarship awards... <click to read the entire text of Tom Horne's letter>
Sincerely, Tom Horne -
Superintendent of Education
Arizona Department of Education
Freedom Bridge, Freedom Park and the Memorial Riverwalk
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
The Freedom Bridge Foundation believes the public could work together with the government and take action to accomplish lofty goals. Most important is to accomplish these goals without any additional burden to the taxpayers. As John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you –
ask what you can do for your country.”
Lake Havasu City is committed to the costs of a basic second bridge for traffic and safety reasons. Those monies are already funded, or are being identified now. The Freedom Bridge Foundation’s goal is to create and pay for all the enhancements to the entire Freedom Bridge project, without any additional costs to citizens. These enhancements include a Memorial Walk along the channel, a Freedom Park to honor and memorialize our Veterans and troops, and an enhanced version of the bridge which would be a compliment to the grand London Bridge while being an additional visitor attraction itself. These goals have been unanimously endorsed by the Lake Havasu City Council, The Arizona State Parks Department, The Arizona State Lands Department, The Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Partnership for Economic Development, and nearly every person in every Veterans, civic group, and public audience to whom the Freedom Bridge Project has presented.
The Freedom Bridge Foundation has also secured the arrival of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (http://www.avtt.org) to coincide with the recently approved Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Day in Lake Havasu City of March 29th, 2009.
The Freedom Bridge Foundation volunteers include firemen and policemen, students and teachers, doctors and lawyers, business owners and employees, realtors and homeowners, developers and construction workers, artists and architects, engineers and accountants, Veterans and civilians, retirees and politicians, journalists and publishers. Everyone is putting their hands in, instead of asking for a hand out.
One of the most exciting portions of this project is the Memorial Walkway.
Lining the channel will be memorial bricks, purchased by individuals and businesses, to honor or memorialize their friends, family members, or a Veteran. (A special section will be exclusively reserved for special bricks honoring our Veterans and their family members.) Also within the Memorial Walkway will be historical narratives depicting our country’s most important freedom events. These narrative “essays” are being written by Arizona’s best students, who get permanent fame and recognition for their entries. Visitors from around the world will arrive at Lake Havasu City’s Bridgewater Channel to walk along the Memorial Walkway and learn about America’s history.
Every civic or Veterans group can participate in this brick fundraising. Every brick sold includes a donation to the buyer’s favorite charity or civic group. To have your group apply, just check the website (www.HavasuFreedomBridge.com) and go to “group application”. Fundraising activities should continue over several years.
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Letter from Gov. Jan Brewer
to the Freedom Bridge Foundation.
June 27, 2008
“...I have recently been made aware of the Freedom Bridge project in Lake Havasu City and support it wholeheartedly. I applaud their efforts and am pleased to support the goals of the Freedom Bridge Foundation. The time has come address the need for a second bridge in Lake Havasu City and I find it refreshing that the entire project will be funded by efforts of the volunteer committee and not taxpayer dollars.
The Veterans Memorial Park and Walkway is an idea whose time has come. I feel there is nothing more noble than service to our country and I feel it is imperative to honor veterans who served in both times of war and times of peace. When completed, this beautiful park will be a jewel in Arizona's crown...”
“We believe the result will leave a lasting impression on anyone who comes to Lake Havasu City.”
Dear Arizona Educators,
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Freedom Bridge, Freedom Park and the Memorial Riverwalk
Lake Havasu City is committed to the costs of a basic second bridge for traffic and safety reasons. Those monies are already funded, or are being identified now. The Freedom Bridge Foundation’s goal is to create and pay for all the enhancements to the entire Freedom Bridge project, without any additional costs to citizens. These enhancements include a Memorial Walk along the channel, a Freedom Park to honor and memorialize our Veterans and troops, and an enhanced version of the bridge which would be a compliment to the grand London Bridge while being an additional visitor attraction itself. These goals have been unanimously endorsed by the Lake Havasu City Council, The Arizona State Parks Department, The Arizona State Lands Department, The Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Partnership for Economic Development, and nearly every person in every Veterans, civic group, and public audience to whom the Freedom Bridge Project has presented.
The Freedom Bridge Foundation has also secured the arrival of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (http://www.avtt.org) to coincide with the recently approved Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Day in Lake Havasu City of March 29th, 2009.
