Flossmoor Veterans' Wall Of Honor Launches Paver Brick Fundraiser

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR, IL — With a 20-month goal to raise $100,000 for a Veterans’ Wall of Honor accomplished, Flossmoor Veterans’ Memorial, Inc., is launching the next phase of its fundraising efforts with a commemorative engraved brick program. Proceeds from the brick sales are earmarked for possible additional construction costs, as well as the installation and maintenance of bricks in the Wall of Honor Donor Plaza.

Retired Flossmoor Mayor Paul Braun, who serves as FVM’s president, commented that
commemorative bricks have been of interest to Flossmoor residents since the non-profit corporation launched the Wall of Honor effort in September 2021.

"The Flossmoor Veterans’ Memorial brick program is dedicated to honoring and remembering
our community’s veterans and will allow the organization to complete the construction
of the Veterans’ Wall of Honor as well as assisting with site upkeep. What a terrific way
to honor our veterans who have served our community and country so well!"

While the organization hopes to begin its construction before the winter weather, Braun
noted that now is the right time to move into the next phase of fundraising.

"Our group continues to focus on seeking grants, major donor outreach, and community
events as we increase awareness of the nearly 1,000 Flossmoor veterans’ names that
we’ve uncovered since 2021," Braun said.

"Opening the Donor Plaza to a brick fundraising campaign is another way to engage the community, to generate interest in the Wall of Honor, and to support our continued fundraising efforts."

FVM’s website, https://flossmoorvets.square.site, allows users to reserve a brick directly
from the online store and to complete the engraving online. For those who prefer to
pay by cash or check, the website also offers a fillable reservation form that can be
returned to FVM. Purchasers will be notified when their brick order has been placed
and again when the brick has been installed in the Donor Plaza.

FVM expects to construct the Veterans’ Wall of Honor on a 9,500 square foot parcel
located north of Flossmoor Road and east of the Metra/CN tracks. Designed by Flossmoor architect Michael Matthys, the Wall of Honor will be a tribute to all current and former Flossmoor residents who are serving or have served our nation’s Armed Forces.

In addition to Braun, other corporate officers and members of the fundraising and communications subcommittees include John Beele, Kristine Condon, Richard Condon, Flossmoor Village Trustee Brian Driscoll, Jim Fornaciari, Josh Grenard, Robert Guilfoyle, Phil Lee, Flossmoor Village Clerk Gina LoGalbo, Tony Manos, Greg Mitchell, Erich Stockwell, and Calvin Young. For more information, to donate, or to provide the name of a veteran to the group’s commemorative program booklet, visit @honoringflossmoorvets on Facebook/Instagram, @FlossmoorVWH on Twitter, https://flossmoorvets.square.s... on the Web, or flossmoorvets@gmail.com via e-mail.