Mary, Mother of Jesus in her new home. When Mary Queen of Peace Church in Rogers, MN had a vision of a statue to greet visitors, they wanted it to last. A local man, and member of the church, brought the vision to reality.

Tony Hines had a vision and a need, now he just needed it to all come together. Earlier this year his local church wanted a statue of Mary, Mother of Jesus in their freshly landscaped area near the parking lot to greet visitors and vehicles traveling past the church. Tony had a passion for this and decided to dedicate his time, materials, and labor to the project. Through Tony’s employer he was familiar with hot-dip galvanizing and to him the choice was obvious. He knew hot-dip galvanizing would be the perfect way to finish this arbor so it would last for years, look great and is economical. Tony contacted his local galvanizer and told him the story of what he was working on. The galvanizer was impressed by the story, not only was it a meaningful project but they were moved by the fact that this individual was willing to donate his time and the cost of materials to this cause. They decided this was a great project to be a part of. They decided to help Tony with this project by donating the galvanizing for the arbor. There was no cost to Tony. The galvanizer stated it feels great to help with this project.