MISSION STATEMENT

Promoting the Rule of Law-Advancing the Spirit of Justice 

Be it known to all that the Board of the Saint Louis Bar Foundation hereby declares its mission:

The St. Louis Bar Foundation promotes the Rule of Law and the administration of justice in both our society and within the legal profession. The Foundation seeks to improve the administration of justice in our community through law related education directed to citizens as well as through charitable undertakings. The Foundation is committed to strengthening the legal profession by encouraging attorneys to practice with the highest level of professionalism and civility and to engage in meaningful community service.

 FREEDOM SUITS MEMORIAL SCULPTURE

July 1, 2021: Centene Charitable Foundation to Match $100,000 in Donations to Freedom Suits Memorial

Preston Jackson has proposed a monumental structure, approximately five feet by three feet by ten feet in height of quality cast bronze, presented in a detailed figural style. He intends to utilize two-and three-dimensional figurative rendering methods and heavy perspective principles to represent the freedom suits and the courageous individuals involved in them. Each angle of the sculpture is a pictorial lesson on the lawsuits and the times during which they were brought. The sketches accompanying this narrative are rough depictions of the concepts that he proposes. They are, of course, subject to discussion and agreement.

Freedom Suits Memorial
DONOR LEVELS

PATRON LEVEL – $50,000 and up
– Name inscribed on a black granite bench at the perimeter of Freedom Circle
– A paver/tile on the Walk of Freedom or name inscribed in the Ring of Freedom which encircles the pedestal for the Memorial Sculpture
– A 17-inch-tall maquette (model) of the Memorial Sculpture, signed by artist Preston Jackson and numbered
– Recognition in all materials and special recognition at the unveiling of the Memorial
– Recognition on the Freedom Suits Memorial Foundation website

BENEFACTOR LEVEL – $20,000 and up
– A two-foot square paver/tile on the Walk of Freedom or name inscribed in the Ring of Freedom which encircles the pedestal for the Memorial Sculpture
– Recognition in all materials and special recognition at the unveiling of the Memorial

LEGACY PAVER LEVEL
– $10,000 – a 16” by 16” paver/tile on the Walk of Freedom with donor’s name inscribed
– $5,000 – a 12” by 16” paver/tile on the Walk of Freedom with donor’s name inscribed
– $2,500 – a 12” by 12” paver/tile on the Walk of Freedom with donor’s name inscribed
– $1,000 – an 8” by 8” paver/tile on the Walk of Freedom with donor’s name inscribed
– $500- an 8” by 4” paver on the Walk of Freedom with donor’s name inscribed

Recognition for all donors at the Memorial unveiling and on the Freedom Suits Memorial Foundation website.

Donations may be made online here, or by mailing a check payable to “St. Louis Bar Foundation” to 555 Washington Ave., Ste. 100, St. Louis, MO 63101. When mailing a check, please put “Freedom Suits Memorial” in the memo line.

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