Marco Island Woman’s Club Gives to Vietnam War Monument

Founded in 1966, the Marco Island Woman’s Club (MIWC) has served the community by supporting our people and various non-profit organizations. Throughout the year, the club raises funds through various events and activities, including our annual Fashion Show. At the end of each year, the MIWC Charitable Foundation gives back to the community with scholarships to students living on Marco Island and donations to various causes.

This year, outgoing President Sharyn Kampmeyer and the club were blessed with the opportunity to choose an incredibly special recipient of one such gift. We embraced our patriotism and reflected upon the era and time of our own beginnings with a gift of $10,000 to American Legion Post 404 in the fundraising campaign for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Sculpture to be erected in Marco Island’s Veterans Community Park.

American Legion Post 404 has been working on the design of this sculpture with a California studio. It will have the same lifelike quality as the Three Soldiers Statue of the Washington Mall. The monument will be breathtaking in stature, standing 7 feet, 3 inches with a 3-ft. base and a 24-28 ft. base in diameter. It will feature an authentic representation of service members of all races, and even a military dog. In an agreement with the City, Post 404 has assumed the responsibility for the cost of the statue, including shipment, installation, landscaping, and hardscaping at its location in the park. 

Members of MIWC recently met with Veterans of Post 404 at the park to present the check. They gathered amidst Freedom Fountain and its surrounding park benches, other projects at Veterans Community Park that MIWC has contributed to in the past. 

American Legion Post 404 hopes to raise $500,000, the expected cost to complete this phenomenal project. All those who wish to honor our Vietnam Veterans in this special way, may send checks to American Legion Post 404, PO Box 1190, Marco Island, FL, 34146. For more information, please contact Post 404 Commander Lee Rubenstein at 239-564-9894 or Marcoump@aol.com. 

Membership in the Marco Island Woman’s Club is available to all women who live on Marco Island, full-time or part-time, whether you own or rent. We would love to welcome you to this network of women committed to supporting our local community. For more information, please visit https://marcowomansclub.com.