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Doris Duke &
Historic Preservation

at Queen Anne Square
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Kickstarter was a great success!

Thank you to the generous donors who donated the “Lighting the Way to a Revitalized Queen Anne Square” Kickstarter campaign.  We successfully raised over $55,000 to support the new environmentally-friendly LED lighting.

 

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Doris Duke Monument Foundation Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Support Environmentally Friendly Lighting at Queen Anne Square Park

The Doris Duke Monument Foundation (DDMF), an offshoot of the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF), announced today that it has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support the installation of environmentally friendly LED lighting in Queen Anne Square in Newport. Kickstarter is an innovative online platform used to help fund creative projects.  The DDMF announced in 2011 that it would be refurbishing the park with an installation by artist Maya Lin as a gift to the City of Newport. The project was approved by…

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