www.ninasimoneproject.org The Waymon-Simone Your Contribution to the Project Project, TDDA & You Is Tax Deductible Dr. Crys Armbrust Executive Director —————————————————— Name The Waymon-Simone Project —————————————————— Business Phone: 828-859-6484 became an initiative of the Tryon —————————————————— Downtown Development Address E-mail: [email protected] Association (TDDA) in Spring 2006 by —————————————————— The Waymon-Simone Project Phone unanimous vote of the TDDA Board of Di- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - —————————————————— TDDA E-mail rectors. P.O. Box 182 Gifting Levels Tryon, NC 28782 TDDA’s non-partisan, communal emphasis • Benefactor $10,000+ • Angel 5,000+ best represents the kind and the level of • Patron 2,500+ community involvement sought after by the • Star 1,000+ • Torch 500+ leadership of the Waymon-Simone Project. • Associate 250+ • Friend 100+ • Contributor 10+ As the primary sponsoring non-profit or- Payment Plan ganization for the Eunice Waymon-Nina Simone Memorial Project, TDDA will facili- □ Donation Amount $ ————— tear here tate each of the Project’s three phases: the □ Paid in Full $ ————— □ Paying one half now $ ————— Eunice Waymon-Nina Simone Scholarship, □ Pledge to be paid as follows Eunice Waymon–Nina the Nina Simone Sculpture created by ———————————————–———— Simone Scholarship Zenos Frudakis, and the Nina Simone Mu- Make Checks Payable to: sic Festival at Tryon Nina Simone Waymon-Simone/TDDA Sculpture Mail to: Your active participation is an integral ele- TDDA, PO Box 182, Tryon, NC 28782 Nina Simone Music ment in celebrating the life and contribu- Use my donation as follows The Club of Two Hundred Festival at Tryon tions of Nina Simone. And you are, each (check all that apply) and all, cordially invited to consider how Donors to the Nina Simone Sculpture, A Sponsored Program of the your time, your talents and your resources □ Nina Simone Sculpture who contribute at the $500 and above Tryon Downtown might bring us closer to the realized results □ Eunice Waymon Scholarship Development □ Nina Simone Music Festival of our effort. Become a positive levels, will have their names inscribed Association □ Administrative Operations on granite panels incorporated into force in visioning a significant □ Open Gift part of Tryon’s future! the sculptural surround. ——————————————————————- Your signature, please - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 The Eunice Waymon-Nina The Nina Simone Sculpture The Nina Simone Simone Scholarship created by Zenos Frudakis Music Festival at Tryon The Eunice Waymon-Nina Simone Memo- The Eunice Waymon-Nina Simone Memo- The annual Nina Simone Music Festival at rial Project creates a needs-based scholar- rial Project undertakes to commission a Tryon, scheduled to launch in October ship program to support both the short- bronze sculpture of Nina Simone by noted 2009, will present a broad range of music and long-term educational plans of young sculptor Zenos Frudakis. and musical styles, much in the same inclu- individuals. Candidates from all academic sive manner as did Nina Simone across the disciplines are eligible to apply for finan- Frudakis’s work appears in numerous pri- span of her performance career. cial assistance. Global applicants are wel- vate, corporate, university and government comed. art collections both in the US and abroad, Situated in the foothills of the Western www.ninasimoneproject.org including the Pentagon, the National North Carolina Blue Ridge mountains, Mission Statement This funding program emulates ‘The Academy of Design and the Nobel Foun- Tryon is the ideal tourist destination. The Eunice Waymon Fund,’ created by Mrs. dation. He excels at expressing the char- town’s motto—The Friendliest Town in the The Eunice Waymon-Nina Simone Me- Muriel Mazzanovich in the 1940s and sup- acter and vitality of his subjects while cap- South— aptly sets the mood and tone for a morial Project exists to honor the life and ported by Tryonites to assure that the turing an accurate likeness. memorable experience. legacy of a native Tryon, North Carolina young Eunice Waymon would have the daughter, who achieved international opportunity to pursue her educational Notable commissions include the Honor An active artisan community since its in- recognition for her unique talent and goals. Guard at the National Air Force Memorial ception in 1885, Tryon affords numerous formidable contributions to the musical in Arlington National Cemetery, Freedom point of interest. Its expansive vistas, spec- arts. In a verbal aside to ‘Bye, Bye Blackbird,’ at the GSK World Headquarters in Phila- tacular views, intimate waterfalls, charming Nina Simone makes a penetrating observa- delphia, PA, Martin Luther King at the US Bed & Breakfast establishments, arts & Simone asserted a powerful artistic im- tion. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, and crafts industries and beautiful performance pact upon late-twentieth-century Ameri- sport figures Joe DiMaggio, Steve Carlton, venues delightfully engage the imagination. can popular culture as is evident in her The beauty of children can’t be said too Arnold Palmer, and Payne Stewart. expansive discography, musical arrange- much in words, for children are so very Sports activities abound in well-stocked ments and original compositions. beautiful. They lack all of our sophistica- I am delighted to share in the creation of a trout streams, numerous nationally rated tion and all of our fear. lasting tribute to jazz legend Nina Simone. golf courses, and a strong equestrian tradi- Nina Simone was and is a powerful cul- In addition to being a fan of her work, as tion. tural force in a global theatre; she re- Providing broad educational opportunities an artist, it is especially pleasing for me to mains an international musical legend to young people is one way to assure a bet- be given this opportunity to honor another Consult your 2009 calendar, and consider who looms large on the horizon as an ter future for all. artist. With this statue, her hometown will spending a beautiful Fall weekend with us icon of human potential realized. claim its own and inspire children who like in Tryon, North Carolina, amid the autumn her were born and raised in Tryon to real- Our goal is to create a greater awareness Consider how you and your resources foliage, listening to world-class musicians ize their potential. and enjoying a glass of local Western North of Simone’s multiple contributions and might affect a positive change in the life of another individual. Donate generously. Carolina wine! to celebrate her remarkable achievement. www.ninasimoneproject.org .