Planes over Chicopee
Date: 7/12/2011
July 13, 2011CHICOPEE — At the recent sponsorship auction conducted at the Castle of Knights in Chicopee, eight of the decorated plane sculptures that are part of the “Planes Over Chicopee” fund-raising effort were sponsored at a donation of $1,400 each.
The money raised by the campaign is designated to assist the Friends of the Senior Center reach its goal of a $2 million donation toward the construction of a new senior center.
The businesses and individuals that have sponsored the planes so far include Lymtech Scientific, which sponsored “The Cold War Guardians” and “Frog”; Tadj and Pam Ondrick who sponsored “Freedom Isn’t Free”; Chicopee Savings Bank Foundation, which sponsored three planes, “In Your Honor,” “Our City,” and “Crossroad of Creativity”; the Friends of the Chicopee Senior Center sponsored “Dawnbreaker”; and Polish National Credit Union, which sponsored two planes, “Polish Pottery” and “Noah’s Ark.”
After the sponsorship auction, Interstate Towing sponsored the sculpture, “Home of Heritage.”
There are 10 more planes that need sponsorships. To see the design for the sculptures and to discuss sponsorship possibilities, interested parties should contact Adele Tawrel at 592-5637.
