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Fair Housing Center Unveils the “Keys to Opportunity”
After the Annual Meeting at The United Way of Greater Toledo
on Wednesday, October 10, board members and supporters of
The Fair Housing Center walked across the street for their
Courtyard Connection event.
Originally to be held in the courtyard, the event was moved
in the main lobby of The Fair Housing Center, due to light
rain. Despite the change, the community and staff enjoyed
networking and refreshments, before the unveiling of a very
dynamic key statue.
This past spring, The Fair Housing Center hosted a Community
Key Collection, gathering nearly 20,000 old keys from people
across the community. Dane Turpening, artist and owner of
Toledo Twisted Iron, fused the keys together to create a new
public artwork. The unique “Keys to Opportunity” sculpture
will represent the role fair housing plays in opening the
door to the vital resources that enable us to thrive.
“We’re excited to unveil this new sculpture, which was
created by our entire community,” stated Alan Sattler, Board
chairman of The Fair Housing Center. “Each and every person
who donated—even those who donated just one key—helped to
build this sculpture. These old keys were lying around in
junk drawers and garages, and now they’ve been given new
life and are part of something permanent. We hope this
artwork raises awareness of how your ZIP Code matters,
symbolizing the connection between where you live and your
opportunities for success.”
Alan Bannister, Cheryl Slack, Keith Jordan
Micah, Michael and Tina Hughes
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Sena Mourad Friedman
Christina Rodriguez, esq, and Ernie Walker |
