Pathway to Freedom
Jäädvusta oma pere lugu
Help tell our story.
Honour your family and help tell our stories of peril, loss, triumph and adaptation. Along the many pathways to freedom that started with the mass flight from Estonia 80 years ago, our stories evolve to this day. You can engrave that story right into the heart of North America's 4th largest city, at KESKUS. Estonian Arts Centre presents the Pathway to Freedom paver stone project at KESKUS International Estonian Centre, with 250 paver stones to be engraved and placed within the concentric circles of waves into the KESKUS courtyard.
These stones will preserve this chapter of history, and continue to tell our stories even after we're gone. /// Igal eestlasel on loendamatuid lugusid oma pere saatusest. Hoiame oma rahva ajalugu päevakorras, et ka me enda tulevased põlvkonnad seda ei unustaks.
Cost of each paver is CDN$1,944* which amount is a nod to the year of the mass flight from Estonia, 1944. Engraving is an additional fee.*
Start thinking of what specific part of your family story is to be memorialised, of what adds colour and humanity to what could otherwise present as facts, dates and geographies. There are only a maximum of 75 characters to do so, per paver, samples in the video.
Each paver stone is approximately 12" x 12" (30cm x 30cm). More than one paver needed for the varied pathways to freedom in your family? Submit the below form once and pay the donation amount corresponding to the number of pavers, we'll match it up and confirm with you.
Purchase terms
To reserve your stone, indicate agreement to the following terms and follow payment instructions, do not include the tribute wording at this time:
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Paver stones will be reserved upon payment in full. Donation for a paver may not be applied against an outstanding pledge to Estonian Arts Centre (EAC).
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A charitable tax receipt will be issued for the full purchase price of $1,944* plus engraving. In order to ensure that you receive the tax receipt in your jurisdiction, please pay your donation by clicking on the appropriate country link after submission of the below form, here. For Canada, payment may be made by way of e-transfer to donations@estoniancentre.ca.
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Inscriptions on pavers are limited to 75 characters, including punctuation.
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Materials are in assessment, EAC will request the inscription text in Q1 2025.
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Inscription text will be reviewed by a committee to ensure that it is not derogatory, inflammatory, inappropriate or. In the event of any of these circumstances, and if the inscription cannot be revised to the satisfaction of the donor, the acquisition of a paver will be denied, payment will be returned and tax receipt cancelled.
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KESKUS project leadership reserves the right to remove a paver at its sole discretion in the event of potential reputational damage resulting from association with a paver inscription.
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Pavers will be randomly situated and, as such, purchasers do not determine the location of their paver.
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Pavers may be subject to natural wear over time.
*Cost of each paver is CDN$1,944 plus CDN$200 for engraving, for a total of CDN$2,144 per paver. The equivalent total amount for other receiptable jurisdictions is US$1,750 or 1650 €. Please pay in the applicable currency via the corresponding link on the payment/donation page to ensure a tax receipt in your jurisdiction. Payment may be made by way of credit card, e-transfer, donation of securities.