> > Hello Chain Reaction supporters, > > The Santa Monica Landmark Commission is meeting this Monday to vote on > granting landmark status to the Chain Reaction. Could you please take > a minute to email the Commission to let them know why they should vote > in favor of Chain Reactions landmark status. > > Santa Monica Landmarks Commission: > Margaret Bach - margaretbachdes...@gmail.com > John Charles Berley - jo...@fisherpartners.net > Nina Fresco - freddy...@freddycan.net > Barbara Kaplan - bkap...@kckarchitects.com > Ruthann Lehrer - ruthannpreser...@yahoo.com > Ruth Shari - ruthsh...@aol.com > > This sculpture is deserving of landmark status for many reasons: > - It has been iconic of the cities attitude towards nuclear > weapons for over 20 years > - Its message against mutually assured destruction is as > important today as it was when the sculpture was originally erected. > - Its urgent message is very significant from a historical > standpoint. > - Its sculptor, Paul Conrad, was a three time Pulitzer Prize > winner and world class cartoonist for the city of Los Angeles for over > 30 years. > - Its civic center location and unmistakably unique > appearance has made it very well known to the public at large. > > Please let the landmark commission know your views on this. It would > also be helpful if you can attend the Landmark Commission meeting. > > Time: 7:30 PM, Monday July 9 > Location: Santa Monica City Hall room 213 > 1685 Main st. > Santa Monica, CA 90401 > -------------------------- > > 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 City Council: > Richard Bloom, Mayor - rich...@bloomlaw.net > Gleam Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore - gleam.da...@smgov.net > Robert Holbrook - robert.holbr...@smgov.net > Kevin McKeown - ke...@mckeown.net > Pam O'Connor - pam.ocon...@smgov.net > Terry O'Day - terryo...@smgov.net > Bobby Shriver - bobby.shri...@smgov.net > (All seven Council members with one email to coun...@smgov.net or > phone call to 310-458-8201) > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
