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Groups plan plaza, memorial
Source:
Cranberry Eagle
Written by:
Bob Schultz
Published:
April 13, 2011
CRANBERRY TWP — A monument and plaza near a new fishing lake to mark the centennial celebration of scouting in America will be built in Graham Park.
The new plaza is expected to be done for the Cranberry Township Community Chest Community Days in July 2012.
Dan Storrs, a representative of the community chest and a staff volunteer with the Boy Scouts, announced plans for the 2011 Cranberry Community Project of the Year April 6 to the township supervisors.
The Boy Scouts celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010 while the Girl Scouts 100th anniversary will be in 2012.
Last year’s community project was an electronic community information sign, which is being built on UPMC property at the intersection of routes 19 and 228.
That sign, which is expected to be in operation in early May, is a partnership among the Cranberry Rotary Club, the Cranberry Lions Club, THE CHAMBER of Commerce, the community chest and the township government.
The 2011 project celebrates the positive effect scouting has had on millions of people, said Storrs.
Preliminary drawings for the monument and fishing lake show a flagstone plaza on 3 acres by the edge of the pond, near the park’s baseball campus.
At its center will be a stone monument with a triptych depicting the life cycle of scouting.
The fishing lake, which began last year, will cover about 1 acre. It will provide a year-round habitat for fish.
“To our knowledge, this is the only monument of its type in the country, so Cranberry Township and CTCC are proud to be part of this project,” said Storrs.
The first panel of the three-sided memorial will depict a mother holding her young daughter’s hand and a father holding his young son. The next shows the son becoming a Boy Scout and the daughter a Girl Scout, both saluting the American Flag. The third panel shows the boy and girl as young adults in graduation caps and gowns.
Together, they reflect the cycle of scouting from generation to generation.
The estimated cost of the project is $50,000 to $80,000. Some preliminary work has already begun at the site.
The community chest has assumed responsibility for raising all the funds to build the fishing lake and memorial. Several donors already have made or expressed interest in donating to the project, according Storrs.
“We also plan to approach foundations and businesses to support the project and will earmark some of the proceeds from its July Community Days event toward its construction,” he said.
The organization plans to fund an endowment to assure perpetual care of the facility.
Ray Tennent, Moraine Trails Council Boy Scouts executive/CEO, said in a release that the scout council is pleased Cranberry is leading this project that will help to foster the purpose of scouting: participating citizenship, personal fitness, and character development of youth.
Amy Smith, Girl Scout manager of resources and troops, said, “The Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania give girls amazing opportunities to discover who they are and what they can do. In Girl Scouts, girls ‘try on’ different leadership roles and grow into the ones they fit best.”
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