Fort Bend County, the Katy Rotary Club and Fund, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9182 will Dedicate and Consecrate the Freedom Park Memorial Tower and there will be a photo opportunity, Friday, September 11, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Fort Bend County Freedom Park Baseball fields on south side of Westheimer Parkway, just east of Fry Road Commissioner Andy Meyers noted “We have looked forward to this day, to celebrate with the Katy Rotary Club, Katy Rotary Fund, and the Veterans of Foreign War, their service and work, on behalf of our
community and our Nation.
They have spent many years in the planning and now completion of the Freedom Park Memorial Tower.”
Ken Burton, VFW State Judge Advocate, and Katy Rotary Club member said “On behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Katy VFW Post 9182 we built this Tower dedicated to the men and women that have served and will serve our Country.
In the years to come, many will come here and remember why we built this Tower” David Frishman, Project Chairman and Katy Rotary Club member added
“We look forward to our community participating and joining with us, as we Dedicate and Consecrate this Legacy Project.
This project is a joint effort, over these five years, by volunteers, students, and sponsors, the Katy Rotary Club, the Katy Rotary Fund, Katy VFW Post 9182 and Fort Bend County, all working together, to make it happen. Nick Schrader, Katy Rotary Club President, remarked that “Our Rotary Club has been in the lead for this project since 2011, and we are so pleased to have helped create this Memorial, for those that served our country and remember the 9-11 attack on our Country.
Memorial Pavers to identify your family with this Memorial may be purchased on the Katy Rotary Club web site, from any Rotarian, and at the Park on September 11. “