The Parks & Recreation Department of the City of Winter Park will host a rededication ceremony for the newly refurbished Veteran’s Memorial Fountain, located at the south end of Central Park, on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Vice Mayor
Steven Leary will lead the ceremony which will include the unveiling of a plaque to recognize those responsible for donating the fountain and its recent refurbishments. Residents and local veterans are encouraged to attend.
The Veteran’s Memorial Fountain, which is dedicated to war veterans, was built by Howard G. Lindsay with assistance from his father Samuel Lindsay, and donated to the City of Winter Park on April 11, 1920. Howard G. Lindsay’s grandson, Kent McKee, recently donated funding for the painting of the fountain and a plaque to recognize the contribution his family has made to the City of Winter Park. Four generations of Mr. McKee’s family have resided in Winter Park and many family members will be in attendance at the ceremony.