Rebeca Navarro-Mckelvey, President of the Garden of
Innocents envisioned a permanent stone memorial at the garden
carved with the children's
names, "Sleeping Angel" logo, and
Mission Statement.
A fund-raising effort was initialized by one of the
Garden of Innocent's volunteer to find a monument company willing to
help us. Over 30 letters were mailed to companies in and
around the St. Louis area. Response was immediate and very
positive. All of the monument companies were aware of the Garden
of Innocent's work and wanted to help. Monumental Finishers' owners
Leonard and Diane Bacon offered to donate the entire cost of the
stone.
Stone donated by Monumental
Finishers was dedicated July 29,
2006. |