Pathway to Freedom
Jäädvusta oma pere lugu
Help tell our story, with your family's story.
Along the many pathways to freedom with the mass flight from Estonia more than 80 years ago, our stories evolve to this day. You can engrave your family's story right into the heart of North America's 4th largest city, at KESKUS.
Estonian Arts Centre presents the Pathway to Freedom paver stone project at KESKUS International Estonian Centre courtyard. Paver stones are now being quarried in Kaarma, Saaremaa, Estonia and once inscribed with our stories, will be placed within the concentric circles of waves into the KESKUS courtyard.
These stones will preserve this chapter of history even after we're gone. /// Igal eestlasel on loendamatuid lugusid oma pere saatusest. Hoiame oma rahva ajalugu päevakorras, et ka me enda tulevased põlvkonnad seda ei unustaks.
Cost of each paver is CDN$1,944* which amount is a nod to the year of the mass flight from Estonia, 1944. Engraving is an additional fee.*
What specific detail of your family story has stayed with you and should be memorialised? What adds colour and humanity to what could otherwise present as facts, dates or geographies - provide a specific detail. There are only 75 characters (depending on ability to condense on a line, possible maximum of 81) characters including spaces, to do so, per paver, samples in the video, and here:
Each paver stone is approximately 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm). More than one paver needed for the varied pathways to freedom in your family? Submit a new form below, and pay the donation amount corresponding to the number of pavers, we'll match it up and confirm with you.
Purchase terms
To reserve your stone, indicate agreement to the following terms and follow payment instructions, do not include the tribute wording at this time:
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Paver stones will be reserved upon payment in full. Donation for a paver may not be applied against an outstanding pledge to Estonian Arts Centre (EAC).
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A charitable tax receipt will be issued for the full purchase price of $1,944* plus engraving. In order to ensure that you receive the tax receipt in your jurisdiction, please pay your donation by clicking on the appropriate country link after submission of the below form, here. For Canada, payment may be made by way of e-transfer to donations@estoniancentre.ca.
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Inscriptions on pavers are limited to 75 characters, including punctuation.
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Materials are being quarried in Kaarma, Saaremaa, Estonia.
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Inscription text will be reviewed by a committee to ensure alignment with the goals of this paver stone initiative. In the event of misalignment, and if the inscription cannot be revised to the satisfaction of the donor, payment will be returned and tax receipt cancelled.
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KESKUS project leadership reserves the right to remove a paver at its sole discretion in the event of potential reputational damage resulting from association with a paver inscription.
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Pavers will be randomly situated and, as such, purchasers do not determine the location of their paver.
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Donors understand and agree that pavers will be subject to natural wear over time.
*Cost of each paver is CDN$1,944 plus CDN$200 for engraving, for a total of CDN$2,144 per paver. The equivalent total amount for other receiptable jurisdictions is US$1,750 or 1650 € (thanks to exchange and admin fees). Please pay in the applicable currency via the corresponding link on the payment/donation page to ensure a tax receipt in your jurisdiction. Payment may be made by way of credit card, e-transfer, donation of securities.