U.S. Navy Lone Sailor

Statue/Memorial for Orlando

Michael “Mike” Phillips, Co-Chairman

Andy Mohler, Co-Chairman

Laura Burk, Advertising and Marketing

Lone Sailor Navy Memorial Committee, Central Florida U S

Navy League

Residential Owners Association

28 FEBRUARY 2012

History of Navy Orlando

• Since the 1960s over 2 million Sailors have been influenced by the Orlando area

• Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) Commission closed Recruit Training Center and Navy Training Center

• Baldwin Park built on the grounds of the closed Training Centers

Navy Recruit Training NTSC (currently NAWCTSD)

Naval Training Center Navy Reserve Center/Navy Operations Support Center

Naval Air Station Sanford

USN veterans and retirees

U.S. Navy RTC, Orlando,

FL

The “Grinder” and RTC barracks replaced by City of Orlando Blue Jacket Park

Project Goals

• Purchase and donate the patriotic Lone Sailor Statue in a Navy Memorial to City of Orlando by 2013

• Express appreciation to the men and women across the globe in the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine, who voluntarily put their lives in harms way to protect freedom

• The Memorial is meant to inspire youth and honor sea service men and women and their families... past... present... and future

Lone Sailor Navy MemorialA unique design that represents the

traditional community and Patriotic values of Baldwin Park

Donor Pavers Purchase

Lone Sailor Memorial Benefits for Orlando

• Identifies Orlando as a Navy town• Commemorates the Orlando site where so many of our

heroes in uniform began their service in the US Navy• Representative of Community Values of Baldwin Park• Brings exposure of the Navy’s commitment to

developing state of the art training systems to achieve excellence in combat systems

• Serves as a reminder of our support for the past, the present, and more importantly, our support for the future of the Navy and the USA

• Central site for military ceremonies for local commands and patriotic and civic events

• Provides Central Florida Navy Education experience• Promotes school field trips

Revenue Necessary for the Project

• Lone Sailor Statue - $200,000– $50,000 with proposal– $100,000 at completion of statue casting– $50,000 prior to delivery of the statue

• Memorial and Site– Memorial design $ 25,000 (Pro Bono Publico)– Memorial construction and statue installation

$125,000– Dedication $5,000

• Total $355,000

Progress to date

• $35,000 in donations, • $12,500 pledged, and • $25,000 Pro Bono • Remaining needed funding

$282,500

Be a Part of History

• Naming opportunities exist now for major donors (e.g. the statue, the pier, the flagpole/compass rose) – Donations large and small, including donor paver

purchase

• Lend your support attending benefit events

• Provide Pro Bono support of Memorial construction

• Individual volunteers for the LSNMCFL Committee

Backups

Progress to Date

• Project solicitation certificate secured and charitable non-profit organization ((501)3c) established

• Memorial Accepted by the City of Orlando- endorsed by Buddy Dyer

• Site in Blue Jacket Park selected

• AECOM (Glatting & Jackson) Landscape Architecture Group selected

• Preliminary Memorial design complete –Construction drawings in-work

• Artist’s Concept Drawing complete

• Web Site established• Public Service

Announcement produced• Advertising folders

designed• Lone Sailor Proposal

generated• Solicitation packages are

assembled• Lone Sailor Challenge Coin

struck and available• 5K Run Event conducted

on 19 March. 2011 in Blue Jacket Park – 2012 event 17 Mar 2012

• Paver Donation Plan executed

• Corporate Donation Plan being executed

Bluejacket Park

• - “Bluejacket Park” is built

on the grounds of RTC

• 75 Acres with Central Fountain

- Benches, walks, rest rooms

- Sports facilities

- Very little identifies it as Navy

Fountain

Planned Memorial Site

Orlando Acceptance of

Donation of Navy Memorial• Navy Memorial of

Central Florida Approved by – City Public Art Advisory

Board– City Council– Mayor

• “City pleased to add the Navy Memorial of Central Florida to its outdoor art collection” Buddy Dyer

Revenue Sources

• Industry– DoD _ There are many DoD Industry representatives

here in Research Park and surrounding areas– Commercial Industry – Theme Parks, Developers, Super

Markets, Retail, Sports Teams...

• Government Grants• Paver Donations – 1500 4”X8” pavers at

$150/500 ea• Sister Organizations – ROA, FRA, Moose, American

Legion, NDIA, AFCEA, VFW, ...• Individuals - $5, 10, 25, 100, 1000 donations...

Company matching donations...