Angels by the Trail

Loveland, Ohio epitomizes the wonderful qualities of a small town: friendly, compassionate, loyal, and fun. People recognize one another, welcome one another, and look after one another. A historic town with live music under strings of bistro lights on summer nights and bright, mural-splashed alleys and walls give our stop along the Scenic Little Miami Trail a welcoming, come-back-soon vibe.

My name is Stacey Lund. I am a Loveland resident, parent and neighbor. I, like many here, am passionate about giving back to this terrific community of ours for all that it has given to me and my family.

As a way of giving back, a group of us are in the process of creating a special mural that will be called “Angels by the Trail”. This colorful 65 X 20 foot memorial mural will be facing the bike trail and the Little Miami River near the Linda Cox parking lot on Karl Brown Way in Historic downtown Loveland. The bright joyful mural will be created in celebration of the memory of school–aged children (ages 3-23) who lived in the Loveland community that have passed away much too soon.

Special thanks to Dale Eads of Eads Hardware for generously allowing us to use one of their large, trail-facing walls for our project, and to the Loveland Historical Society for their gracious approval and support of our design.

We will be starting the cleanup of the wall area and the painting of the wall itself in the spring of 2023. The mural will be painted by talented local artists, David Jonathan Creative LLC, and will feature at its center a large set of angel wings painted in graffiti-style swooping colors and will be fun, whimsical, and special as each of our ‘Angels’ was in life. ‘Angels’ names will be added throughout the design.

Once the mural is completed, we will place a bench by the wall and add some neutral complementary landscaping to the grassy area abutting the wall.

The purpose of this GoFundMe page is to raise funds to pay for the mural, landscaping supplies and the bench included in this project.

Our hope is that the conversion of this plain industrial wall into the “Angels by the Trail” installation will bring joy to the families of these children and those who love them and will give our community another beautiful, bright and cheerful landmark and backdrop within our special home of Loveland.

Thank you for your support, we truly appreciate any donation, no matter how modest.

If you would like to have an Angels name (a child who has passed on and was a resident of the Loveland Community and was between the ages of 3-23) added to “Angels by the Trail” mural please click the following link.

Angels by the Trail submission

We are now a 501(c)(3) 92-3012347

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