At a time when good news is hard to find in Richmond, it is a bit of extraordinary good fortune that Ford Motor Company, in partnership with the National Park Foundation, published a five-page, full color advertisement in the November 10 edition of Time magazine in support of Richmond’s own Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park. Time has a readership of approximately 31 million people, worldwide. We couldn’t afford to buy that kind of publicity if we hocked the entire city.

According to the advertisement, “Ford Motor Company is a Proud Partner with the National P, ark Foundation in supporting the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park.”

This is terrific exposure for Richmond, and it should invigorate our city’s leaders to hasten full development of the national park. Much credit is due Park Superintendent Judy Hart, who worked with the National Park Service, Ford Motor Company and the National Park Foundation to facilitate the piece. It will be followed up by a national press conference at the Ford Assembly Building on November 11, Veterans Day.

The entire spread is attached to this email as a PDF file.

Rosie_Ford_Time.pdf