Beginning date of buttonproject: August 4, 2001
Date to reach 5,000,000: June 5, 2002
Date of ceremonial 11,000,000 button: June 13, 2002
Ceremonial 11 million button donated by: Barbara Lidz (New York)
Barrels of buttons for 6 million: 55 1/2
Barrels of buttons for 5 million: 53 1/2
Estimated weight of buttons (total): 40,000 pounds
Button drop off locations: 74 throughout Central Ill. area
Button locations outside Central Illinois: Tulsa, Oklahoma, Ohio University, Indiana, New York, Tennessee, Bristow Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
States donating buttons: 49
Outside US donating buttons: Quebec & Toronto, Canada, Virgin Islands, Israel, England, Singapore, China
Location of permanent sculpture: Shoppes at Grand Prairie
Schools involved in project:
Peoria Public Schools,
Galesburg SchoolDistrict,
Peoria Catholic
Schools, Abington,
Normal,
East Peoria High,
Elmwood, Morton,
Brimfield Schools,
Elmwood Schools,
Williamsville,
Peoria Hgts.,
Manito-Midwest High,
Ohio State University,
Peoria Hebrew Day School,
Kiefer School,
Wells County Alternative School/Indiana,
Bristow, Oklahoma
Counting locations non-school:
Bnai’ Brith Retirement Facility,
Rosewood,
Buehler Home,
Proctor Endowment Home,
Rosewood Care Center,
Prospect After School Care
Largest acquisition of buttons: Evelyn Vogel
School collecting and counting most buttons: Galesburg School District
Buttons chair from Galesburg Schools: Charley Armstrong
Greatest number counted by female: Marge Harris 500,000+
Greatest number counted by male: Peoria retired math teacher
Largest button counters: “Greg’s Brigade” counting over 2,000,000
Architect drawings: Chad ***** & Sheldon Katz
Largest donation buttons: Tiger & Lion Buttons (New York)
Donation of location for sculpture: Diane Oberhelman (Cullinan Properties)
Donation of glass for sculpture: Warren Watkins (Illinois Valley Glass)
Donation of storage: Joy Miller & Associates
Donation of signage: Lisa Cantor-Wright
Donation of trailer & movers: John Miller (A Miller & Co)
Webmaster www.buttonproject.com (original): Joshua Miller
Webmaster www.peoriaholocaustmemorial.org (current): Steven Marx
Donation of barrels: I. Erlichman Company