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Columbine Memorial Foundation
The Columbine Memorial Foundation was formed after the Columbine Memorial Committee completed construction of the
Columbine Memorial at which time the Committee disbanded. The Columbine Memorial Foundation's purpose is to augment
and facilitate maintenance, repairs and improvements to the Columbine Memorial. The Foundation also coordinates
volunteer groups throughout the year to perform trash removal, weeding, plant maintenance and general cleaning of
the Memorial. The daily maintenance and care of the Memorial is performed by Foothills Park and Recreation District
who manages Clement Park where the Memorial is located.
Board of Directors:
Kirsten Kreiling, President
Lora Knowlton, Secretary/Treasurer
Alan Cram, Board Member
Bob Curnow, Board Member
Donn Kraemer, Board Member
Committee Chairs:
Dean Pearson, Capital Improvement Committee
Rod Hunley, Volunteer Coordinator
Paul Rufien, Legal Counsel
Inquiries to the Board of Directors should be sent to info@columbinememorial.org;
or please call Lora Knowlton at 303-973-1209.
The Columbine Memorial Foundation is actively seeking community participants to join its efforts. Please contact
Lora Knowlton at 303-973-1209 or Kirsten Kreiling at 303-978-1919 for more information.
Columbine
Memorial Committee Mission Statement:
The mission of the committee was to develop a consensus
recommendation to create a physical, permanent memorial
for our community and others to honor and respect those
touched by the Columbine High School tragedy.
The Columbine Memorial Committee consisted of many community leaders and members who committed themselves to planning the Memorial since June 1999:
Kathy Anderson, Jefferson Foundation
Lee Andres, CHS Faculty
Mandy Bowen, CHS Student
Alan Cram, Former CHS Faculty
City of Littleton
Bob Curnow, Parent of Steven Curnow
Pete Doherty, CHS Parent
Robert Easton, Foothills Park and Recreation District
Michael Greunke, Foothills Foundation, CHS Parent
Doug Ireland, Littleton Fire Rescue
Donn Kraemer, Lakewood SWAT
Kirsten Kreiling, Maverick Press
Dean J. R. Pearson, The Architerra Group
Lora Knowlton, Foothills Foundation
Thea Rock, Jefferson County Open Space
Paul Rufien, CHS Alumni
Ralph Schell, Jefferson County Open Space
Tamara Shuck, Mariposa Gardens
Darrell Schulte, CHS Parent
Courtney Shakowski, CHS Alumni
M.L. Tucker, M.L. Richardson, LaFarge Corporation
Through the planning process, the Columbine Memorial Committee, representing the Columbine community, envisions the Columbine Memorial to be a place of the following:
Remembrance
The Memorial should have a universal theme, focusing on
the community of victims and survivors of the April 20th
shootings. The theme should be enduring in form, and appropriate
to convey the culture and community character of Jefferson
County and the Columbine area. Visitors to the Memorial
should be able to develop an understanding that most of
the victims and survivors were youth, and should gain assurance
that the world holds far more good than bad.
Peace
The Memorial should provide a quiet, peaceful setting where
visitors have opportunity for meditation and reflection.
This can be achieved by using natural elements to create
a serene atmosphere.
Comfort and Hope
The Memorial should provide comfort to visitiors, and ultimately,
offer hope through a positive and uplifting experience --
elevating the memory of those honored and uplifting the
spirit of those who visit.
Spirituality
The Memorial should be powerful, inspiring and convey the
deep sense of loss caused by the shootings. It should evoke
feelings of compassion and encourage visitors to seek, in
their own lives, meaning and understanding from this tragedy.
It should speak of the broad and far-reaching spiritual
reactions of the community and nation so evident in the
wake of the attack.
Community
The Memorial should recognize those who helped; faculty,
staff, rescue workers and others who placed themselves at
risk while protecting and treating victims and survivors.
The Memorial should honor and respect the inspiring sense
of community that followed the attack.
The Memorial Committee established a fundamental
philosophy that the victim's families, injured students
and faculty, survivors and the Columbine community will
be given appropriate, equal consideration in the Memorial
planning, design and fundraising process. To honor those
who died, those who survived and those who loved them, the
Memorial Committee involved and informed all concerned to the greatest degree possible. |
