The Binghamton Breakfast Rotary Club secured restoration of a World War I monument, in Veterans Park on Conklin Ave. in Binghamton.
The monument had shifted out of plumb in the 107 years since it was installed. Ben Cabot, a Binghamton Breakfast Rotary member pursued correcting the tipped monument to a respectful condition. Over a two-year period of sending messages and calling the City of Binghamton, and several changes in department personnel, the City of Binghamton NY parks department finally plumbed and straightened the heavy stone monument.
The monument bore 85 names of the men from Binghamton, NY that gave their lives securing world freedom. The overgrown greenery was also trimmed back.
The Binghamton Breakfast Rotary Club secured restoration of a World War I monument, in Veterans Park on Conklin Ave. in Binghamton.
The monument had shifted out of plumb in the 107 years since it was installed. Ben Cabot, a Binghamton Breakfast Rotary member pursued correcting the tipped monument to a respectful condition. Over a two-year period of sending messages and calling the City of Binghamton, and several changes in department personnel, the City of Binghamton NY parks department finally plumbed and straightened the heavy stone monument.
The monument bore 85 names of the men from Binghamton, NY that gave their lives securing world freedom. The overgrown greenery was also trimmed back.