[Missouri-l] Fw: [acb-l] Unveiling New Fountain at APH

[Jeanne Fike]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael McCarty" <mmccarty at aph.org>
To: <acb-l at acb.org>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:06 AM
Subject: [acb-l] Unveiling New Fountain at APH


WHO: Louisville artist Al Nelson and the American Printing House for the 
Blind (APH), the world's largest company devoted solely to researching, 
developing, and manufacturing products for people who are blind or visually 
impaired.


WHAT: Public Unveiling of Al Nelson's fountain on APH's renovated front 
lawn.



WHERE: American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue, 
Louisville, KY.


WHEN: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 12:15 p.m.


FOUNTAIN DETAILS:
This unique fountain is a stone sculpture of an open book, with one page 
carved in raised print, the other in braille. It reads, "APH, Building 
Independence since 1858." The water comes out the front edge of the book and 
people are encouraged to touch the open pages. The pedestal is designed with 
hollow chambers, magnifying the sound of the dropping water.

ABOUT AL NELSON:

Al Nelson is a Kentucky native who took up sculpture as a past time after 
serving in the Navy during the Vietnam era. Thirty years and hundreds of 
creations later, he is among the top artists in the area. Some of the major 
sculptures to his credit are "Let's Play Ball", a 15 ton fielders mitt, at 
the Louisville Slugger Museum; the 10' tall family group, "Hearts In 
Harmony" located outside the downtown YMCA; and "Chris" the 7' dragon boat 
at Cherokee Park's historic Christensen Fountain. Al and his wife Penny 
teamed up to create Nelstone.com, a company that provides stone carving 
workshops to schools, arts organizations, libraries and civic organizations. 
Their programs have been successfully adapted for both the physically and 
emotionally challenged and are directly linked to a wide variety of school 
curriculums. For more information, visit 
www.nelstone.com<http://www.nelstone.com>.


ABOUT APH:
The American Printing House for the Blind, a 501(c)(3) non-profit 
organization, is the world's largest company devoted solely to researching, 
developing, and manufacturing products for people who are blind or visually 
impaired. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest organization of its kind in the 
United States. Under the 1879 federal Act to Promote the Education of the 
Blind, APH is the official supplier of educational materials for visually 
impaired students in the U.S. who are working at less than college level.

APH manufactures textbooks and magazines in braille, large print, recorded, 
and computer disc formats. APH also manufactures hundreds of educational, 
recreational, and daily living products. APH's fully-accessible web site 
(www.aph.org) features information about APH products and services, online 
ordering of products, and free information on a wide variety of 
blindness-related topics. One popular feature of the site is the Louis 
Database, a free tool to help locate accessible books available from 
organizations across the U.S. APH products can be ordered through Louis.

The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. is located at 1839 Frankfort 
Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, call (502) 895-2405 or 
log on to www.aph.org<http://www.aph.org/>.