WALL OF HOPE

Wall of Hope Monument, Wash., DC

5,000 banners spanned three city blocks, stacked three banners high with the Washington Monument in the background.
Wall of Hope Facts:
--Includes more than three million signatures and stories
--If all the banners were placed side-by-side, the monument would span nine miles, 85 times the height of the Washington Monument
--More than 37,000 pieces of steel were needed to build the monument
--More than 8,000 community sponsors, along with three national sponsors, made the Wall of Hope monument possible.

“As I walked through the Wall of Hope monument this afternoon, I think the thing that struck me the most was that people were not talking, or if they were, it was very quietly. It must have been what the monument represents to each of us – those who have fought and those who are still fighting – that drew the hushed tones.”
- Colleen McDonald, Midwest Division Staff