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Bricks under Panther statue for sale

October 12, 2009
by Robert Pace | Print News Editor

Commemorative bricks will be placed at the base of the Panthers statue near the College Store. Engraving will begin once the 20-order minimum is met. Christopher Geanakos geanakc@imail.losrios.edu

City College and the Associated Student Government are selling commemorative bricks at the base of the Panther statue near the student bookstore.

The statue was installed last year by the ASG.  The bricks are at the base of the statue and include one line of up to 15 characters for the buyer’s name. They are priced at $30 for current City College students and $50 for non-students.

“It is a recognition gift that they will have forever,” City College Foundation Executive Director Mary Leland said. “They can come back and sort of see their footprint here — or paw print.”

There are 1,000 bricks available for purchase, and a minimum of 20 orders must be met before any of the bricks can be engraved.

ASG President Steve Macias said that the ASG has been slow to promote the sale because the plans were drawn up by the prior ASG administration.

However, he said there are plans for a full-fledged promotion.

“One of the things our ASG has talked to Mary Leland [about] is commercializing the statue itself, selling commemorative bricks to actual businesses to support the campus,” Macias said. “I feel like we put a lot of money into these local business, [so] they should give something back — right?”

According to Leland, the commemorative brick sale will continue until all 1,000 bricks are sold. She also said that even though the 20-order minimum has not currently been met, she is hopeful that it won’t be too long until every brick is sold.

Proceeds from the sales will go to repay City College and the ASG for the statue’s cost, which Vice President of Administration Robert Martinelli says consisted of about $8,000 contributed by the ASG and roughly $32,000 from the college.

For more information, contact the City College Foundation office at (916) 558-2197