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MEMBERS:
Baranzyk, Tim – Chairman of the Committee & Commander of American Legion Post 416
Behling, Al
Chadwick, Sally
Dodds, Kristin
Grogan, Mary
Kewan, Bill
Krueger, Dave
Krueger, Harold
Kuehnel, Harold
Martin, Dale
Matzek, Bruce
Mayer, Laurie
Pier, Dave – Treasurer
Schroedl, Bernie
Slota, Tom
Ustruck, John – Commander of VFW Post 10519
Wishman, Judith
Wishman, Ron

 
FORMER MEMBERS:
Chadwick, Jay
Kieck, Ken
 

MISSION STATEMENT:  The memorial will honor past, present and future veterans who have sacrificed so much in the defense of our country.
 

HISTORY:  On Memorial Day 2012, a statement was made that Greendale was one of the few communities in Southeast Wisconsin without a veterans memorial. With that statement the initiative to build the Greendale Veteran’s Memorial was born.
 
On June 18, 2012 the initial organizing committee meeting was held and the Greendale Veterans Memorial Committee was born. The initial committee consisted of representatives of American Legion Post 416, VFW Post 10519, the Village Board and Greendale citizens.
 
During the summer months, members of the committee looked at a number of possible sites for the memorial as well as a couple of conceptual drawings for a proposed memorial.
 
In October of 2012 the first fund raiser, called Vet Fest, was conducted.
 
After much consideration the committee settled on the site at Southway and Broad St. as the most desirable site for the memorial. In November of 2012 the work began to secure the site for the memorial and a more detailed design for the memorial was initiated. Over the course of the next two and a half years the committee worked with various governing bodies within the Village to secure the site for the memorial. On September 15, 2015 the Greendale Village Board agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Greendale Veterans Memorial Committee to build the memorial.
Over the next several years, various fund raisers were conducted to raise the approximate cost to build the memorial (over $300,000). Two main factors help raise that amount – selling of bricks/pavers and a very generous donation from the Krainz Foundation.
 
The Ground Breaking Ceremony was held on May 18, 2019 with construction beginning on June 3, 2019. Dedication ceremony was held on Oct. 5, 2019.
  
Written by Jay D. Chadwick

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GREENDALE VETERANS MEMORIAL TIMELINE

2012
6/18/2012                 Initial Meeting
10/27/2012               First fund raiser for Memorial – Vet Fest
 
2013
2/2013                       Fund Balance $1,000
2/2013                       Pins ordered for fundraising
8/12/2013                  Greendale Veterans Memorial Committee meet with School Board                                          and Village Board
10/3/2013                  Site Plan/Survey Completed
 
2014
1/13/2014                   Fund Balance approximately $5,000

1/12/2014                   Patriotic pens arrived for fundraiser
2/2014                       Granite slabs were donated by Northwestern Mutual for the                                                     memorial
3/20/2014                 UWM Landscape Proposal for $ 460. Memorial Design plan                                                      submitted.
6/3/2014                    Revised/Corrected Site Plan
7/30/2014                  Memorial Design Plan revision submitted
9/3/2014                    Community informational meeting held at the Legion
9/15/2014                   A School Board Presentation done by GZA
10/6/2014                  School Board denies Memorial site to be given to the Veterans and                                        denies Memorandum of Understanding
11/17/2014                   Began discussions of transfer of site from School to the Village
 
2015
1/12/2015                  Fund Balance approximately $4,500
1/31/2015                  Casino Night Fundraiser
4/18/2015                 Special School Board meeting to consider the transfer of title to the                                         site to the Village of Greendale. Approved by a vote of 377 to 54 to                                         transfer title to the Village.
6/30/2015                Memorial Design plan revision submitted
7/21/2015                  Village accepts title transfer of the site from the School Board
9/15/2015                  Village Board approves Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
9/17/2015                  Final signing of the MOU
11/13/2015                “Lucky Strike” movie premier Fundraiser
 
2016
1/11/2016                            Fund Balance approximately $21,000
1/2016                       Soil test borings by Sigma
1/10/2016                 Bowling Fundraiser
9/10/2016                Spaghetti Dinner/Packer football Fundraiser
9/17/2016                 Bridging the Gap through Music Program – Fundraiser
11/12/2016                 First Veterans Day Parade and program at the site

2017
8/2017                       Fund Balance approximately $110,000
7/2017                        Selling of T-shirts Fundraiser
8/26/2017                 “Almost Sunrise” movie Fundraiser held at the Historic Greendale                                            Hose Tower

2018
6/26/2018                 The Krainz Foundation makes a sizable donation to the Veterans                                             Memorial – President Dale Martin - $150,000.
9/17/2018                  Three year anniversary of the signing of the MOU-final decisions                                             about the site are made
10/2018                     Kiosk from Advance Kiosk is delivered to Village Hall
 
2019
1/15/2019                  Presentation of Memorial design presented to the Village Board –                                          Board refers the design to the Plan Commission for their                                                          recommendation
2/13/2019                 Village Plan Commission reviews and approves Memorial design                                            plans and sends it to the Village Board
2/19/2019                 The Village Board approves the Memorial design – Village can now                                        put up for construction bids
5/18/2019                Ground Breaking Ceremony on Memorial site
5/22/2019                Concert for the GVM given by Greendale High School students at                                          Greendale High School
6/3/2019                  Construction of Memorial begins by low bidder, Blaze Landscaping
7/2019                       60 foot Flag Pole is erected on the site
10/5/2019                 Dedication


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