http://www.mhsmemorial.org

Dear Mendham High School Alumni:

 

Growing up in Mendham, I am sure you remember the many adults who were important in our community

activities--many of these people were also veterans of Korea and WWII. The community of Mendham is now trying

to create a memorial honoring these citizens, as well as all veterans who served from Mendham from the

American Revolution through present day conflicts.  The students at Mendham are presently fundraising for

a Veterans Memorial that will be located on Mendham High School campus. The Veterans' Memorial will be

located in the front of the main entrance where the flag presently stands. Its central feature will be

the inscribed names of the 55 Chester and Mendham citizens who have been killed while serving our

country from the American Revolution through Vietnam. To view these names click on

http://www.mhsmemorial.org/KIAHomepage.htm Another important feature of this area will be a fountain

dedicated to our late principal Julius Wargacki, whose vision helped inspire the veterans’ memorial.

Surrounding this landscaped memorial will be granite benches and the foundation will consist of paver stones.

The estimated cost of this memorial is $40,000. It will be built in the spring of 2005.

 

 

HOW YOU CAN HELP

1) Buy our book. $23 The students of Mendham High School have written a book to serve as a fundraiser

for our Veterans Memorial. It is a book of short stories about citizens of Chester and Mendham who

served in the Civil War. Students researched these individuals through a variety of resources: Civil War

pension records, graves, regimental histories, diaries, census records, wills, etc. All the proceeds

from the sale of the book are going to support the construction of the Veterans Memorial.

You can make a donation by buying this book at http://www.mhsmemorial.org/Contribution.htm Buy a

paver stone.

 

2) For $100 you can purchase an inscribed 4 x 8 paver stone that will be placed in

the foundation of the memorial. You can inscribe your name, family name, business name or put a message on

the stone. There will be 3 lines with room for 13 letters. Many of you have parents and grandparents

who served and we would like to have as many of the Mendham Veterans (and the war they fought in)

represented on the Paver Stones. You can donate a paver stone online at http://www.mhsmemorial.org/Contribution.htm

Please forward this email to other Mendham grads who might be interested in supporting our local veterans.

Thank you for your consideration and support.

 

Mackey Pendergrast

Class of '84

 

Mackey Pendergrast

973-543-2501 extension 4465

http://www.mhsmemorial.org

West Morris Mendham High School

65 East Main Street

Mendham New Jersey 07945

973-543-2501 extension 4465

Mpendergrast@wmmhs.org