[Summit] fountain

[Elizabeth Grossman]

Dear Jesse,    I went to the fountain dedication this morning... when we arrived the place was full of people ...  sitting on the fountain rim, strolling about,  passing to and from the farmers market... the weather was perfect, not too hot... and the mood alight with the pleasure of summer in the park...
 But though there was water in the basin,   it wasn't running.  And that was because first there were speeches under the tent... when  your name was mentioned and mentioned in recognition of your tenacious work and belief in the fountain.
And then the speeches were over,  Mayor Tavares led the count down. and after a pause the water began to flow down the concave tower into the small basins out the mouths of those wonderful deco faces ... and everyone clapped and clapped.  
And Jesse,  I couldn't believe it, but tears came to my eyes... it was like the stone had been brought to life again.
When we left the fountain was still rimmed with children cooling their feet in the water...what a quintessential pleasure, what a memory  of growing up in the city.
So this is to say thank you so much for making it happen... you and all the people who got behind the idea in so many ways.  Elizabeth