Toledo Memorial Park Summary

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Last September the Toledo Memorial Park held a ribbon cutting featuring the installation of a 35’ structural beam extracted from the rubble of 1 World Trade Center. It was donated by the New York Port Authority on behalf of the U.S. Government.

With the relic firmly in place, the $15,000 grant is in support of additional exhibits to encourage participants to pause and reflect on the evolving role of First Responders throughout Ohio. This would include, but not limited to: Ohio’s veterans, police, fire, EMS crews and emergency room doctors and nurses.

Specifically, the grant went to:
Recording and public access to audio/visual testimonies by area first responders. These oral histories speak directly to challenges of their expanding roles;

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