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34: PATRIOTIC PELICAN
Sponsors: St. James Breakfast Club
Sponsors: Rodger L. Grissett, DDS
Artist: Lynn Ellis
About the Pelican: The Patriotic Pelican stands at attention for the freedom of the people of Fairhope and America. He sings I'm glad to be an American pelican, where at least I know I'm free, And I'd like to thank the men who died to buy that right for me. God Bless Fairhope and the USA.
About The Artist: Lynn's works have been accepted in juried shows. She was an award winner in the Art with a Southern Drawl show, has been published in the Mobile Bay Monthly magazine and has been hung in the Mobile Chamber of Commerce. The Mobile Engineering Department invited her to decorate their walls when Mobile's new Government Building held their grand opening. She had the unique opportunity of hanging her paintings, as a one-woman show, in the Olive Garden Restaurant in Mobile. Lynn was commissioned by The Regions Bank at University and Old Shell Road in Mobile to decorate their lobby with her paintings, and currently has paintings in the Dew Drop Inn in Mobile and Mary-Ann's Restaurant in Fairhope. She paints and shows with the Fairhope Street Artists.
About The Sponsors: The Men Of St. James Breakfast Club meets every Friday morning at Julwin's Restaurant to discuss world affairs and to sponsor worthwhile projects. Contributing to the Art Takes Flight Program are Art Holder, Charlie Bassett, Bob Gentle, Paul Banko, Jim Willson, Thomas Daniel, Clay Swanzy, Ron Haveran and Bruce Fahlberg.
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