Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

[Henry Mills <wppdirector AT gmail.com>]

Dear Percy-L,

For Percy-L community members who wish to know of, if not support a unique and permanent project to honor Percy, please find below information about the forthcoming "Walker Percy Serenity Circle" garden and "Walker Percy Room" to be offered in the near future through a new public library being built near Percy's hometown of Covington in St. Tammany Parish, LA.

I hope you will consider supporting this most worthy project and pass this information on to others who may wish to contribute to the library project. Contact information for the project is listed below.

Best wishes,
Henry Mills

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THE ST. TAMMANY LIBRARY FOUNDATION Invites interested persons to be part of Its new major historic project, the WALKER PERCY SERENITY CIRCLE, a place of quiet and peaceful repose next to the new St. Tammany Library in Madisonville, LA.

The library project will honor Percy, as a longtime resident of Covington and world-wide acclaimed author, in three ways by:

• Constructing a brick patio next to one of Louisiana's live oak trees and adjacent to the new library;
• Creating a Walker Percy Room in the library containing his works and those written about him to offer a quiet place for reading and writing; and
• Installing a permanent bronze statue of Percy and his Welsh Corgy "Sweet Thing" sitting on one of the patio's benches.

Interested parties may support the project by sponsoring an engraved brick on the patio, or also by contributing a book.  Donors may honor someone of their choosing through a personalized engraving on the brick, which can include space for a short quote. All donations are tax-deductible.

For more information, contact Argiro Morgan, President, St. Tammany Library Foundation at argiro AT bellsouth.net.
http://www.sttammanylibraryfoundation.org/

STATUE SKETCH
Local Sculptor Bill Binnings is creating the life-sized bronze statue of Percy. A rough sketch of the statue is viewable at:  http://www.nola.com/community/st-tammany/index.ssf/2014/03/st_tammany_library_foundation_5.html

"AN AFTERNOON WITH THE LAST GENTLEMAN"
An earlier event this spring entitled, "An Afternoon with the Last Gentleman," was held on April 27 from 3-6 p.m. under the Seven Sisters Oak, the 1500 year-old National Champion Live Oak Tree, in nearby Mandeville, LA.  The special tribute and fundraising gathering was staged to honor the legacy of Percy and raise funds for the library project. Readers may find information about the event here: http://www.nola.com/community/st-tammany/index.ssf/2014/05/st_tammany_library_foundation_6.html


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Henry Mills, Director & Editor
The Walker Percy Educational Project, Inc.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy (web)
wppdirector AT gmail.com (email)