Boys Town Small Ceramic Statue He Ain T Heavy

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Boys town small ceramic statue he ain t heavy. He ain t heavy see 115 traveler reviews 72 candid photos and great deals for boys town ne at tripadvisor. With a small model in front and. He s m brother. Give monthly for greater impact.

Vtg boys town figure he ain t heavy father he s m brother butterscotch orange. He ain t heavy father he s my brother boys town began as a single small boarding house in downtown omaha nebraska in 1917. One hundred years later it is one of america s largest child and family service organizations with campuses from coast to coast. From humble beginnings the city of little men pioneered and developed.

Boys town follows a policy of non discrimination in accordance with the law. Boys town is a 501 c 3 nonprofit recognized by the irs and all donations to boys town are tax deductible in accordance with irs regulations. The story of the he ain t heavy statue is very interesting. He ain t heavy father.

19 50 shipping. 8 00 0 bids. Therefore father flanagan thought the image and phrase captured the spirit of boys town so he got permission and commissioned a statue of the drawing with the inscription he ain t heavy father he s my brother the statue and phrase became the logo for boys town. The boys town statue depicting two boys was commissioned in 1977 by italian sculptor enzo plazzotta.

Vintage he ain t heavy father he s my brother statue boys town. Boys town was founded on december 12 1917 as an orphanage for boys. And just as boys town has evolved over the past century so too has one. Scott and russell were introduced to each other by johnny mercer at a california nightclub.

Flanagan a roman catholic priest while working in omaha nebraska who rented a home at 25th and dodge streets in omaha to care for five boys using a loan of 90. You can give a child the second chance they deserve. It has been recorded by many artists in subsequent years. According to the boys town blog a boy with polio was abandoned by his mother in 1918 and ended up at father flanagan s home for boys which had just opened a year earlier.