The Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation is asking for community help to cover expenses associated with bringing The Wall That Heals to Wake Forest.
A three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall That Heals is coming to the E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road It will be on 24-hour display Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 18 through 21. There is no admission charge. This is the only display of the wall in North Carolina in 2018.
Financial support from local businesses and individuals is needed to help cover the cost of bringing the Wall to Wake Forest. Sponsorship levels range from $100 to $7,500 and include an array of benefits. Each sponsorship level is designed to allow sponsors to reach a huge audience as thousands of visitors are expected to visit Wake Forest during the four-day exhibit.
Local businesses and individuals can donate via check or online via PayPal at www.wakeforestnc.gov/the-wall-that-heals.aspx. Checks should be made payable to Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation and include The Wall That Heals in the memo line. Checks should be mailed to the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, PO Box 168, Wake Forest, NC 27588.
The Wall That Heals honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and bears the names of the more than 58,000 men and women who died.
The only town in North Carolina scheduled to host the exhibit in 2018, Wake Forest will be among the first to host a new, larger exhibit, which includes a three-quarter scale Wall replica that is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point.
For more information, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/the-wall-that-heals.aspx or contact Crystal Carlson at 919-608-0158 or ccarlson@susaf.org.
A large number of volunteers will be needed during the event at the Wake Forest Historical Museum which will be open 24 hours a day. More information about the volunteer staffing will be provided during the summer.
