Moving Pillsbury Forward

FINAL GROUP PHOTO OPPORTUNITY EXPANDS TO INCLUDE FAMILY MEMBERS!!

We are now inviting family members of Pillsbury employees to attend the Final Group Photo opportunity and be a part of the history and celebration of Pillsbury

The photo shoot will commence with a group photo of Pillsbury employees, followed by group family photos.

This all happens on Friday November 22nd beginning at 1:00 pm. See below for additional details including rain date.

we are asking former Pillsbury employees to join us for one last group photo in front of the employee names wall on Friday, November 22 at 1:00pm. The Pillsbury employee names wall was created this past Spring by local artist Jen Santarelli. She is the granddaughter of longtime Pillsbury worker Walter Santarelli who began his career in 1941. We have over 1300 names on the wall formally titled "Roll Call". The community response to this installation these past several months has been wonderful.

The plan is to have our preservation photographer, Ben Halpern, take a high-resolution group photo for the official archival record. The group photo (and all other preservation photos) will soon be archived and publicly available at the Lincoln Library Sangamon Valley Collection. This image, to be taken on-site, with the names and the employees is sure to be a powerful statement about what our Springfield PIllsbury plant meant to us as a community.

Employees and families are welcome to come to the Dock #107 entrance (corner of 16th St. and Phillips Ave.) beginning at noon on Friday, November 22. We are glad to have individuals and families take personal photos with the wall this one last time. Our scheduled rain date (if the weather will not allow for a good photo) is Friday December 6 at 1:00. Note: The wall area is accessible by ramp for those with mobility issues. We will have volunteers present at Dock #107 to arrange access.

A limited number of engraved Pillsbury bricks will be available during the photo event on Nov. 22

The Pillsbury exhibit "Pillsburied" that was lost in the devastating fire on Adams Street yesterday was part of a larger project supported and facilitated by Moving Pillsbury Forward. The sculptures created from Pillsbury artifacts and the works of the graffiti artists that were such an integral part of this exhibit can be continued with your help. Charitable donations to support the art program are being accepted by Moving Pillsbury Forward through a GoFundMe page organized by MPF board member Tony DelGiorno. Donors are asked to make a note if the donation is intended for the art program.

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