Town Commissioner Greg Harrington, a member of the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation that is bringing The Wall That Heals to E. Carroll Joyner Park in October, said this week the foundation needs some financial help.
“There are several things we don’t have sponsors for that are expensive but needed. Let everyone know we appreciate all the donations so far.”
A three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall That Heals is coming to Wake Forest for 24-hour display Thursday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 21. There will be no admission charge and there will be volunteers on hand every hour the exhibit is here.
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.
