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CLO was part of the fun when a public art exhibit celebrating
creativity, charity, and the ubiquitous symbol of the University
of Kansas came to the city of Lawrence in 2003.
Jayhawks on Parade
brought a flock of 30 special birds to town from April to
mid-November. The event was modeled after public art exhibits
held in recent years in Chicago and Kansas City (both had
Cow Parades), Little Rock (featuring hogs), and even Lindsborg,
Kansas (celebrating Dala horses symbolic of its Swedish heritage).
The 4½-foot-tall fiberglass statues were decorated
by local designers and artists and talented Kansas
University (KU) alumnae.
Businesses and individuals paid $4,500 each to sponsor a
Jayhawk.
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Most of the sponsors donated their statues to non-profit
organizations, which have been auctioning them to raise money
for their missions. Cork & Barrel, a popular Lawrence
wine and spirits store at the corner of 23rd and Iowa Streets,
was one such sponsor.
Dan Blomgren chose CLO’s Early
Childhood Autism Program (ECAP®) to be the beneficiary
of Cork & Barrel’s Jayhawk because ECAP® serves
the child of one of his good friends.
CLO hopes to auction the multi-colored statue, which artist
Eric Hoins titled “Abstr-hawk-tion,”
just in time for the “March Madness” portion of
the ever-popular basketball season at KU.
CLO has long-time ties with KU and Lawrence. CLO has been
affiliated with the university’s Department
of Human Development and Family Life for 25 years.
CLO began providing services in Lawrence in 1991, and today
more than half of CLO’s programs and services are delivered
there.
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