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The Hand That Feeds Monument Receives Challenge Grant from Bohemian Foundation and Fort Collins DDA
Mujeres de Colores is excited to announce that the Bohemian Foundation and the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority are collaborating to offer a matching challenge grant to The Hand That Feeds monument to be built at Sugar Beet Park in north Fort Collins. They have pledged to match dollar for dollar all donations given to the project.
The total cost of the monument and plaza is $300,000. A fundraising campaign is going on now and will continue until the project is completed. Additional kick starter donors include High Country Beverage, Might Arrow Foundation, New Belgium Brewery and The Latino Foundation. The goal is to complete the monument by September 2021 as part of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
Breaking News - The Hand that Feeds Sculpture
Mujeres de Colores has taken on a new project: The Hand That Feeds sculpture to be located in Sugar Beet Park in north Fort Collins. This sculpture/monument recognizes and commemorates the many Hispanic and Mexican families that came to the region to work the sugar beet fields, eventually settling in Fort Collins to become an integral part of the community.