Rocco Masons - Commercial & Residential Masonry specializing in Architectural Stone Carving and Design in Saskatoon, SK.

  • HOME & SERVICES
    • CARVING
    • RESIDENTIAL
    • COMMERCIAL
  • REVIEWS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • BLOG
  • HOME & SERVICES
    • CARVING
    • RESIDENTIAL
    • COMMERCIAL
  • REVIEWS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • BLOG

WATSON TO CARVE SASKATOON'S GREAT WAR MEMORIAL IN 2018

12/20/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the University of Saskatchewan’s Great War Commemoration Committee is soliciting donations for the creation and installation of a memorial bench dedicated to the men and women of the campus who served our country from 1914 to 1918.
​    
The Great War exacted a heavy human toll on the University of Saskatchewan. Of the 345 students, faculty and staff who enlisted, 69 "passed out of the sight of man by the path of duty and self-sacrifice." About 100 were wounded.  35 were awarded medals of valour.
Picture
This past summer Ryan Watson, ROCCO MASONS Co-Owner, Stone Carver & Masonry Designer was approached by a member of Saskatchewan’s Great War Commemoration Committee. Watson was honored when he was asked to design and carve a limestone bench in memory of those who served our country. He immediately went to work and over the next few weeks, designing what eventually became what you see here. After months of anticipating the possibility of carving Saskatoon's Great War memorial, we were extremely delighted to learn that the project was approved.
Picture
Once carved the bench will be installed at the south end of the plaza between the original campus residences.  It would have been a place familiar to all who volunteered for duty.

Any and all donations are welcomed with the committee's goal being $20,000. Any funds in excess of that amount will be transferred to the general scholarship fund of the University of Saskatchewan. Donors will receive a charitable donation receipt. For more on the GREAT WAR CLICK HERE and to donate click on the button below.
DONATE TODAY
Nicolene Watson - Director of Media
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    FOLLOW FEED
    Picture

    Author

    Nicolene Watson, Co-Owner of Rocco Masons since 2013. "Nicolene is the brains behind the scenes at Rocco Masons. She naturally knows how to run a business. When she wants something there's no stopping her", says Ryan Watson, Nicolene's husband and the companies Founder & President. Since 2013 Nicolene manages the office and directs all aspects of the business including Accounts Payable/Receivable, Human Resources, Web Design, Marketing, Advertising and Social Media. "I finally found my dream career at fourty that fits me like a glove"!

    Categories

    All
    ADDRESS MARKERS
    COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
    FIREPLACES
    NEWS & MEDIA
    RESIDENTIAL
    RESTORATIONS
    STONE CARVING
    THE OWNERS & CREW
    YOU TUBE

    Archives

    November 2019
    March 2019
    November 2018
    July 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014

Copyright © 2017 - ROCCO MASONS CORP - All Rights Reserved.
  (306) 270-3247
​
contact@roccomasons.com
Picture