Name/Title
Plate, CommemorativeEntry/Object ID
2011.64.1Description
Ceramic plate, rectangular shaped with rounded corners. The front of the plate features a blue, eggshell white and light red image of man holding The Salvation Army Red Shield logo next to a young child. Front also features text: "The 23rd Annual Dick Purtan Radiothon Benefiting the Bed & Bread Club" (Detroit, MI). The back of the plate bears the text: "1043 WOMC Detroit's Greatest Hits. Thank you for supporting the 23rd Annual Dick Purtan Radiothon to benefit the Bed & Bread Club" and a copy of Dick Purtan's signature
The annual radiothon, held by 104.3 WOMC radio, is the largest source of income for The Salvation Army Bed & Bread Program, which delivers meals and provides shelter to metro Detroit's most depressed areas. This plate commemorates the February 26, 2010 radiothon which raised $2,339,440 for the program. The artwork printed on the plate was designed by Jose Sulaica, a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.Acquisition
Accession
2011.64Source or Donor
Johnson, Nathan "Nate" L.Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Major Nate JohnsonMade/Created
Date made
2010 - 2010Notes
Date: February 26, 2010Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Plate, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Width
7-1/2 inLength
11 inDimension Notes
approx 7 1/2 " W X 11"HRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Purtan, Paul "Dick" R.Person or Organization
Sulaica, JoseRelated Events
Event
Dick Purtan Radiothon
