Saginaw County Veterans Memorial Plaza Inc

About Saginaw County Veterans Memorial Plaza Inc

The Plaza is a non-profit that receives no funding from Federal, State, County, or City government. All operational funds are received through fund raisers, brick sales, and donations. The origin of the Plaza began in 2000 with members of the community wanting to restore the century old Michael Jeffers Park, on East Genesee and South Warren Avenues, to its original design. This was also the site of the World War II monument. As work progressed toward restoration, many veterans of the area expressed interest in placing all of the war memorial monuments from around the City of Saginaw into one location. This served the restoration project nicely, since the WWII monument was not originally part of the Michael Jeffers Park. The WWII monument had been placed at this location in 1946, forty years after the parks dedication in 1906. Members from the United Veterans Council of Saginaw County and the Exchange Club of Saginaw (the purchaser of the WWII monument) began discussing options for the WWII monument. In short order a Saginaw County Veterans Memorial Plaza Committee was officially formed and lead by Co-chairmen Tom Webb and Frank Rocha, Jr.