STATUE & SCHOLARSHIP FOR MAJOR WINTERS (Updates)

[Mooch]

Anyone who wants to order bracelets can do so at this website: www.hangtough6644.org.
Hang Tough,
Mooch

[Mooch]

Here's another article:

Former Red Sox Ace Curt Schilling lends his hand to the 'Richard Winters Leadership Project' to honor D-Day Veterans of 'Easy Company'

http://www.masslive.com/mywideworld/ind ... honor.html

[Linda]

Tim Gray announced this on facebook...

Coming soon! An original oil painting by Brian Fox benefitting the Richard Winters Leadership project. These limited edition prints will be autographed by Damian Lewis, who played Major Winters in the HBO series Band of Brothers. All proceeds to be donated by Mr. Fox will benefit the monument initiative in Normandy. A true collector's item and a must have for BoB fans.

And than there is this great event at Providence, RI that will take place on November 12th!
See viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4246

[csnow]

That's excellent Linda! That's a great looking oil painting!

Thanks for letting us know.

Chris~

[Tobi]

I assume the paitning will be available on his site, right?!
Let us know when it's available.

[Linda]

Jordan Brown has now raised over $18,000 for the Richard Winters Leadership Project!!!!!

Watch him being interviewed by FOX43-TV at the York (PA) Fair on Sunday:
http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-lastfair ... 2439.story

[capthd]

Jordan Brown has now raised over $18,000 for the Richard Winters Leadership Project!!!!!

Watch him being interviewed by FOX43-TV at the York (PA) Fair on Sunday:
http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-lastfair ... 2439.story

Jordan has done a great job with this project. We took another 200 bracelets on his behalf to our last event...

http://www.westovertonvillage.org/marke ... arden.html

Steve

[bzygo]

Wristband-selling boy receives award

11-year-old Jordan Brown was recognized for efforts to raise money for a Dick Winters statue.
By BRAD RHEN Staff Writer
Posted: 10/03/2010 06:12:31 PM EDT

An 11-year-old South Lebanon Township boy received an award last week for his efforts to raise money for a statue in France of a local World War II hero.

http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_16243611

[csnow]

To date, Brown has raised more than $19,000 toward construction of the monument.
Brown was also recognized for his efforts on the website www.kidsareheroes.org.

This is great! Really, how fast could this money be raised if we all put the effort into it like this boy has? I'm sure he's had help from his parents or someone else, but still...great job Jordan! I'm glad he's been recognized for his efforts.

Chris~

[padraigmc]

Brilliant ! What a fine example he is setting for his generation.

[Linda]

It is now announced on http://www.timgraymedia.com/current-pro ... p-project/ that the HD documentary film that is also part of the Richard Winters Leadership Project will be narrated by DAMIAN LEWIS!

The best choice ever and so logical....because after all Damian = Winters forever!

[Tobi]

looking forward to see this project finished

[Linda]

Jordan's contributions to the Project raise to ...hold on to your chairs folks...$21,000!!!!

Lebanon County boy raises $21,000 for Maj. Dick Winters statue
Published: Tuesday, November 09, 2010

A South Lebanon Twp. boy is “hanging tough” in his effort to help Rhode Island filmmaker Tim Gray erect a statue in Normandy of Maj. Dick Winters of “Band of Brothers” fame and record a documentary about it.

Jordan Brown, 11, a fifth-grader at South Lebanon Ele­mentary School, has raised about $21,000 by selling about 7,000 olive drab wrist­bands with Winters’ motto to his troops, “Hang tough.”

“Because of Jordan we’ve made a lot of progress,” said Gray, who said $90,000 has been raised of the $200,000 needed for the monument, plus about $64,000 for the documentary.

Gray said he isn’t surprised at the success of Jordan’s wristband sales. “Once I met Jordan, nothing really sur­prised me. He’s an amazing kid.”

Jordan said he’s excited about a trip to Providence, R.I., Friday to attend a fundraiser for the project, where he’ll get to meet actors from the “Band of Brothers” HBO series and veterans who served in Easy Company, along with pitcher Curt Schilling, a spokesman for the project.

The trip is just another of the surprises Jordan said he’s encountered in his wristband
project, which has helped him stay motivated to keep selling them.

“I encourage people to buy one, and I tell them why it is so important, and that we need to thank our veteran soldiers because they are not going to be around much longer,” Jordan said.

“He’s still chugging away,” said his mom, Yasmin Brown, who said Jordan has been recognized by some na­tional groups like Kids Are Heroes. He’s been on a local “lecture circuit” as well, promoting his wristbands to veterans groups and other organizations.

“We’re going to let him continue as long as he wants to and is having fun,” said his mom. “His intent is to ‘hang tough’ and ‘gut it out,” she said.

The wristband project grew out of Jordan’s interest in World War II and Win­ters, along with his work on other fundraisers in the past, including one for Haiti.

Jordan has said he came up with the idea to sell wrist­bands after his mom showed him an article about Gray’s effort to build the statue in Normandy.

He said he’s confident Gray will raise the money he needs, “hopefully by the mid­dle of next year. I hope to see it some day — we’re definite­ly going to go to see it.”

A model for the memorial is nearing completion, and Gray said he hopes to have it completed by fall 2011 or spring 2012, with the docu­mentary following four or five months later.

Gray said he met last weekend with former Penn­sylvania Gov. Tom Ridge last weekend, who pledged his support of future fundraisers in Pennsylvania.

How to help:
• Curt Schilling will talk about the 1st Lt. Richard Winters Leadership Project at 3 p.m. Thursday on a Veterans Day special on ESPN, filmmaker Tim Gray said.
• The Men of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, were made famous in the book by Stephen Ambrose and the HBO series produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Dick Winters, then a first lieutenant, and his men parachuted behind enemy lines June 6, 1944. They were also involved in the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Dachau.
• To purchase a “Hang tough” wristband visit www.hangtough6644.org.
• For information about Tim Gray’s memorial and documentary project visit www.timgraymedia.com.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index. ... _2100.html

[Connie]

Wow, that Jordan is some fellow! I hope he gets to meet the Major someday if he hasn't already.
Connie

[Linda]

Some fellow indeed! He deserves his own little statue ....next to Winters's