> > Thank you for your help in support of saving Paul Conrads Chain > Reaction, the iconic 26-foot-tall nuclear mushroom cloud public art > peace sculpture that has stood in the Santa Monica Civic Center since > 1991. > > The response from you, the community, has been tremendous. Several > efforts are underway to facilitate the repairs needed by the > sculpture. Our fundraising campaign is gaining momentum. So we > wanted to let you know how you can help with this and several other > efforts regarding the preservation of the sculpture. Chain Reaction > could be taken down by the city if we dont raise enough money to save > it. > > Progress to date: > The Chain Reaction has been nominated for landmark status by the > Santa Monica Landmarks Commission. > Structural tests have been performed on the sculpture, and we will > know soon what exactly will be needed to restore it. > The Chain Reaction now has a Facebook page, please go to this page > and Like and Friend it so that you'll receive our progress updates > -- facebook.com/SaveTheChainReaction. Also, please share the page > with your friends on Facebook (and ask them to Like it as well) so > that we can get the word out to more people and continue to raise > awareness. >
---------- > > The most urgent need right now is for us to raise the funds needed to > repair the Chain Reaction. This repair effort is entirely dependent > on charitable contributions. Would you please consider a donation? > You can send a financial gift to the following address: > > City of Santa Monica > Cultural Affairs Division - Chain Reaction > PO Box 2200 > Santa Monica, CA 90407-2200 > > Please make checks payable to the Santa Monica Arts Foundation. It > must say "Chain Reaction" in the memo section of your check. > > The Santa Monica Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) entity. Your > contributions are tax deductible. > > **The Chain Reaction is more than just art. It is an evocative > statement of peace created by a talented and visionary man. Truly, it > must remain in place to remind generations to come** > > All donations are helpful and greatly appreciated. Anyone donating > $100 or more will receive an I helped save the Chain Reaction > T-shirt silkscreened with the graphic above, right. And anyone > donating $10,000 or more will receive a 1 foot tall bronze replica of > the Chain Reaction. But no donation is too small, you can become part > of this noble effort for any amount. > > Other ways that you can be of help: > Email the Landmarks commission urging them to designate the Chain > Reaction as a landmark. It has been part of what defines Santa Monica > for the last 20 years. See email addresses below. > Email the Santa Monica City Council asking for their full support in > our efforts to restore the Chain Reaction. See email addresses below. > Spread the word! Tell your friends about our cause and share the > Facebook link above. > Let us know if you would like to help by volunteering your time for > future fundraising events. That would be quite helpful! > If you have any contacts in media, newspaper, radio, TV, etc. that > could assist in getting the word out, please let us know. > > Peace and Thanks, > David Conrad on behalf of the Conrad Family > ConradProjects.com > > > Santa Monica Landmarks Commission: > Margaret Bach - [email protected] > John Charles Berley - [email protected] > Nina Fresco - [email protected] > Roger Genser - email not available > Barbara Kaplan - [email protected] > Ruthann Lehrer - [email protected] > Ruth Shari - [email protected] > > Santa Monica City Council: > Richard Bloom, Mayor - [email protected] > Gleam Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore - [email protected] > Robert Holbrook - [email protected] > Kevin McKeown - [email protected] > Pam O'Connor - [email protected] > Terry O'Day - [email protected] > Bobby Shriver - [email protected] > (All seven Council members with one email to [email protected] or > phone call to 310-458-8201) > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
