Posted on 11/18/2007 5:34:14 PM PST by HokieMom
BLACKSBURG -- Several thousands people gathered on Virginia Tech’s Drillfield this morning to form a giant message of thanks to the world for its support after the April 16 massacre.
Photos of the event are posted on hokiesthanktheworld.org.
Dressed in the school colors of maroon and orange, and surrounded by fall foliage of the same hues along the Blue Ridge Mountains, the crowd was arranged to form Tech’s "VT" logo, and under it, "THANKS YOU."
At 11:10 a.m., a satellite aimed to capture the image as the thousands waved up at the sky.
Members of the Virginia Tech Community outline the phrase
VT THANKS YOU as part of the Hokies Thank the
World event on the Virginia Tech Drill field in
Blacksburg, Va. Saturday Nov. 17 2007. The thank you
message to the world is for the global outpouring of
support for the Virginia Tech community following the
shooting tragedy of April 16.
I forgot the link to the story and date (Saturday, Nov 17, 2007)
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-11-17-0196.html
BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing, HM!
It’s amazing how sharp the outline appears - good for them!
Where’s John Batchelor tonight?
P.S. One of those killed, Jose Ramon Ortiz, was a young man from my hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico... the only son in a family of 4 children... this whole situation is still very hurtful and sad... I still cannot believe what happened on April 16th... I can’t believe that it’s real...
I’m unaware.
Is there a game on in place of his show?
I’m in the O. Towards the center on the right hand side.
Very, very sad.
Just to note. At the top center of the picture is Burruss Hall. Just to the right and back of Burruss is Norris Hall where the shootings took place.
My understanding is that a faculty member fronted the several thousand dollars to capture the satellite photos.
It was a great football game, too!
One of the photos at the Hokies Thank the World website was taken from Burruss Hall.
BLACKSBURG -- After the April horror, the world responded.
Seven months passed. Then, on a brisk, partly cloudy Saturday morning, thousands of people gathered at the heart of the Virginia Tech campus to express their gratitude for that international support. They did so with feet planted, with waving hands and recovering spirits.
As 11 a.m. approached, somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 people stood motionless atop lines meticulously surveyed and spray-painted on the Drillfield's grass. Most participants wore maroon and orange. They waited for the pass of an imaging satellite that they hoped would capture and communicate the message outlined by their collaborative stance: "VT thanks you."
Gloria Schoenholtz and Anne Campbell occupied an edge where one top of the letter "V" merged with the letter "T." Just 45 paces away, a semicircle of 32 engraved stones memorialized the shooting victims whose lives ended April 16 at the hands of Seung-Hui Cho.
Schoenholtz and Campbell, as volunteers after April 16, helped sort and archive the thousands of letters, the gifts and tributes that poured into Virginia Tech after word spread worldwide about the university's tragedy.
"It was the most beautiful outpouring of humanity I've ever seen," said Schoenholtz.
Someone found him! I don't know if you like his radio show or not (I know you like Chris Plante). Batchelor often has interesting and knowledgeable guests.
The live thread for his show tonight:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927654/posts
You must be enjoying their football season this year. The boys are doing very well.
OK, I see you waving. LOL,
My nephew had his office there when he was working on his MBA.
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