Commemorative Brick Installation at Haven Hill’s 100th Anniversary Celebration Festival 2023

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Commemorative Brick Installation at Haven Hill’s 100th Anniversary for the Haven Hill Festival

The Friends of Highland Recreation Area are planning a late summer/early fall memorial brick installation at the Haven Hill Gatehouse prior to the September 23 Haven Hill Festival. This is the 100th anniversary year of Edsel and Eleanor Ford's former Haven Hill estate and will be a wonderful time to donate and purchase a memorial brick on behalf of your loved ones.

Create a long-lasting tribute to a friend, family member, or a beloved pet with an engraved brick paver permanently installed in front of the historic Haven Hill Gatehouse at Highland State Recreation Area. Orders are being taken now for an August/September installation.

www.fohravolunteers.org/bricks

The site for the pavers is on the grounds of the Haven Hill Gatehouse, which was the former entrance to Edsel and Eleanor Ford’s historic estate. The peaceful garden location is ideal for quiet personal reflection and thoughts of loved ones. Your chosen wording will be engraved on a personalized brick paver that will become a permanent part of Haven Hill’s rich history.

For a donation of $60.00 your brick will be a wonderful and unique gift and lasting legacy. The pavers are 4”x 8” and can be engraved with three (3) lines with up to sixteen (16) letters and spaces per line (content is subject to approval). Some symbols are available, so if you would like a heart or cross or something else, please consult our website to see the choices.

All proceeds from the brick sales will be used to support the continuing efforts of the Friends of Highland Recreation Area to renovate and repurpose the Edsel and Eleanor Ford buildings at Highland Recreation Area and to maintain the commemorative brick circle. Donations are tax deductible. Complete and mail your application form, available at the FOHRA website www.fohravolunteers.org/bricks), and include a check or money order payable to Friends of Highland Recreation Area.

Additional Questions? Call (248) 494-8919 for more information or email the Friends at fohravolunteers@gmail.com.

www.fohravolunteers.org/bricks

Please place orders prior to August 1st to help us get them in place before the Festival.

Thank You Sincerely,

Friends of Highland Recreation Area

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John Fitzgerald

The Friends of Highland Recreation Area (FOHRA) volunteer organization was established in 2007, and is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt non-profit organization operating under lease agreement with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Within one of the most picturesque, fascinating, and historically significant state parks in southeast lower Michigan, our goal is to combine the former Haven Hill estate history with Highland Recreation Area’s existing amenities, wilderness, and recreation.