Marion Fit for Life Brick Paver Fundraiser
N 40° 33.645 W 085° 39.550
16T E 613513 N 4490861
A brick paver fundraiser located at the trailhead of the Marion Indiana Riverwalk.
Waymark Code: WMCTHQ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2011
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The pictured brick pavers were part of the Garfield Statue Project which was started in 2004. The Garden Club of Marion asked for donations and sold engraved bricks to raise the needed money for installation. Marion's first statue, "Fit for Life Garfield" is dressed in running attire sporting the colors of Marion High School and carries a water bottle. It was placed downtown along the Mississinewa River, at the start of the popular River Walk leading to Matter Park, in July 2006. This one was vandalized when a man hugged Garfield too tightly and the head came off. The head was discovered at the Mississinewa Reservoir, and eventually restored to its body. City officials rededicated the repaired statue during Oktoberfest celebrations in 2009. He is still currently missing a finger.
Garfield now overlooks the engraved bricks that purchased his residence in Marion, Indiana. Local citizens can still purchase these pavers to continue their support of the ongoing maintanence of Garfield.
Setting of your bricks:: City Streetscape
Name of Display: Marion Fit for Life Brick Paver Fundraiser
Approximate number of bricks in display: 650
Name on One Brick: The Garden Club of Marion
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