Burnsville Community Foundation
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldThis garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation.
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldWork begins on the project: This garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation
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Garden Statue unveiling at Alimagnet ParkOctober 1, 2014 Burnsville Sun/ThisWeek News reports on the dedication of a new garden and statue at VanderLaan Field, in honor of Rich VanderLaan, who died in 2013.
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Protect, Serve, Strength, Commitment - HomageThe sculpture, entitled HOMAGE will be life size and made of bronze. It will depict a female police officer, a male fire fighter and a male emergency medical technician. Each will be adorned with a full proper uniform...artist Mary Pat Lutz.
This is a project of the Burnsville Community Foundation and will be placed in the courtyard near the police department and city hall.
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Burnsville Community Foundation raising funds for HOMAGE sculpture 2018The Burnsville Bulletin Winter 2018 reports the Burnsville Community Foundation is raising funds for a sculpture to show support for law enforcement and first responders.
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Help complete First Responder Sculpture - HOMAGE The Burnsville Bulletin, summer 2019 profiles Homage: The Burnsville Community Foundation is seeking support to help complete HOMAGE, a life size bronze sculpture depicting a police officer, firefighter and a paramedic... the sculpture will stand outside the Burnsville Police Department and City Hall...
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ASCENT SculptureThe Ascent Sculpture is slowly unveiled. The Burnsville Community Foundation sponsored the June 2, 2016 unveiling at Nicollet Commons Park of “Ascent,” a 16-foot tall, stainless steel and bronze sculpture and fountain featuring three eagles. The statue was commissioned by the Burnsville Community Foundation and represents “Giving Back” and “Community Service.
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The planned HOMAGE statue for in front of City Hall/Police Department 2017The Burnsville Community Foundation asked residents to show their support for Burnsville’s Police, Fire and Emergency Medical responders by purchasing “We Support” yard signs. The signs were $5 each and are available for purchase at Burnsville City Hall Proceeds from the yard signs will support construction of “HOMAGE,” a life-size, bronze sculpture depicting a police officer, firefighter and a paramedic. The sculpture will be placed in front of Burnsville City Hall/Police Department.
For more information on the project visit
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Homage to first responders in Burnsville 2018 being createdPromoting HOMAGE at Burnsville's Art Fete. Great event showing the excellent work of our local artists. Senator Dan Hall, artist and sculptor, Mary Pat Luzt and Mary Jo DeLise view with her concept model.
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Winter Lighting Ceremony 2012The Winter Lighting Ceremony is sponsored and paid for by the Burnsville Community Foundation through generous donations from area businesses and residents.
More than 200,000 mini lights, 230 streetlight snowflakes and a 30-foot-tall tree will come to life again this November, and all Burnsville residents and winter-lighting enthusiasts are invited to attend. Residents and visitors are invited to attend the ceremony and stroll through the lights. The ceremony includes a special appearance by Mr. and Mrs. Claus as well as entertainment.
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Winter Lighting Ceremony 2014More than 200,000 mini lights, 230 streetlight snowflakes and a 30-foot-tall tree came to life at the annual Winter Lighting event on Nov. 26, 2014. The event is sponsored and paid for by the Burnsville Community Foundation. The Ames sign notes that the Nut Cracker will be playing on stage.
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Burnsville Community FoundationThe presidents of the Burnsville Community Foundation as of 2019.
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Winter Lighting Ceremony 2014More than 200,000 mini lights, 230 streetlight snowflakes and a 30-foot-tall tree came to life at the annual Winter Lighting event on Nov. 26, 2014. The event is sponsored and paid for by the Burnsville Community Foundation.
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Sculptures will honor Community Service 2015The Burnsville Sun/Thisweek News - March 5, 2015 reports: $130,000 project planned for urban park.
A second sculpture project, inspired by the spirit of community service, is planned for the showcase urban park in Burnsville’s Heart of the City. Fundraising is underway for “Ascent Fountain,” a two-piece installation planned for the west end of the streaming water feature in Nicollet Commons Park.
The art will be bookended on the other end of the stream by the bronze “Centrifuge” sculpture installed 11 years ago.
The Burnsville Community Foundation has already raised a third of the $130,000 needed for the public-art project, said Mary Jo DeLise, vice president of fundraising. The nonprofit is aiming for a spring 2016 installation.
Plans call for a 16-foot-high pool sculpture with three oversized eagles cast in bronze and mounted on a stainless steel trellis. A decorative ring of oversized bronze fish will circle the base of the sculpture.
A series of water jets will spray 10-foot streams from the base — creating, according to the sculptor, Foster Willey — sound and movement to enhance the artwork.
A smaller piece is planned for the garden next to the pool. It will also feature a sculpted bronze eagle, atop a 6-foot stone pedestal. It will carry a plaque with the name of the late Kenneth J. Slipka, a longtime Burnsville resident and former foundation president.
A philanthropist, civic leader and Burnsville business owner, Slipka died at 67 in October 2013. He was a longtime supporter of the Burnsville Fire Muster and Baseball Association 191, among other things.
Slipka is the inspiration for “Ascent Fountain,” according to DeLise and Ed Delmoro, both foundation board members. That message will be included in a plaque on the smaller sculpture.
“Knowing Ken, he would probably say, ‘Why are you putting my name on that?’ ” said Len Nachman, a member of the Burnsville Parks and Natural Resources Commission.
A plaque on the larger sculpture will carry a broader message honoring community service, with the soaring eagles symbolizing “synergies that lift and encourage the aspirations of others.”
“That bigger piece is where the rest of us get to speak and say, ‘We, too, stand for community service and giving back,’ ” DeLise told the commission March 2.
Commissioners voted to endorse the project, which doesn’t require City Council approval. A second sculpture, in the park’s westerly pool, has been envisioned since Nicollet Commons was built, said Terry Schultz, director of parks, recreation and natural resources.
Willey, who also created “Centrifuge,” said the eagle is a “great symbol of service” and a “potent” image in nature. The eagles and the fish at the base of the larger sculpture will be “stylized” renderings, he said.
Art features in the stream — a popular summer splash pool — will follow a progression from the abstract “Centrifuge” on one end to the nature-based sculptures on the other. The walls of the stream include bronze shapes that morph into fish and frogs along the way.
DeLise said she’s confident about raising the money. The foundation plans to sell a limited number of “large donation” paver bricks that will be installed in the walkway next to the new sculptures, she said. The personalized, inscripted pavers are 16 inches by 16 inches, according to the city, which has worked with the foundation to sell other paver bricks throughout the park.
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Sculpture to be unveiled at Nicollet Commons 2016The May 27, 2016 Star Tribune reports - A 16 foot tall stainless steel and bronze fountain, the latest addition to Burnsville's Nicollet Commons Park, will be revealed to the public June 2, 2016. The Burnsville Community Foundation commissioned the project titled ASCENT created by Foster Willey...
ASCENT was inspired by Ken Slipka, the former president of the Burnsville Community Foundation who died in 2013....
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The Garden at VanderLann Field siteBefore construction begins at the Garden at VanderLann Field.
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldThis garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation.
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldWork begins on the project: This garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation.
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldThe Burnsville Community Foundation provides this information about the Garden at VanderLaan Field.
This garden was meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park.
It includes a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player memorializes VanderLaan's lifetime dedication to youth and baseball.
VanderLaan, a long-time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Community Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191{BA 191}, was known by many as Burnsville's "Mr, Baseball."Throughout his lifetime, he was dedicated to raising money for young people who couldn't afford to play the game.
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldThe beginning stages of preparation for the Garden at VanderLann Field.
This garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation.
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Winter Lighting Ceremony 2014More than 200,000 mini lights, 230 streetlight snowflakes and a 30-foot-tall tree came to life at the annual Winter Lighting event on Nov. 26, 2014. The event is sponsored and paid for by the Burnsville Community Foundation.
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The Garden at VanderLann Field This garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation.
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldWork begins on the project: This garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation.
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldThis garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation.
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ASCENT SculptureYoungsters watching the unveiling of the ASCENT sculpture.
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Winter Lighting Ceremony 2014More than 200,000 mini lights, 230 streetlight snowflakes and a 30-foot-tall tree came to life at the annual Winter Lighting event on Nov. 26, 2014. The event is sponsored and paid for by the Burnsville Community Foundation.
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Santa to attend Winter lighting ceremony 2016The Burnsville Patch - November 14, 2016 reports on the upcoming annual Winter lighting ceremony at Nicollet Commons Park.
More than 200,000 lights, 230 streetlight snowflakes and a 3O-foot-tall tree will come to life during the annual Winter Lighting Ceremony. The event is taking place Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 6 to 6:45 p.m. at Nicollet Commons Park. Jo Jo's Rise & Wine will provide coffee, the Original Pancake House will provide hot chocolate, Chianti Grill will provide fresh baked cookies, Cub Foods will provide candy canes, and Chick-fil-A will provide hot sandwiches - all complimentary, according to a news release.
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The Garden at VanderLann FieldThe Statue and plaque. This garden is meant to expand the presence of the late Rich VanderLaan at his namesake field in Alimagnet Park. It contains a paver walkway and patio in the form of a baseball with stitches, a variety of colorful perennial ground covers and a bronze sculpture of a young baseball player entitled SAND LOT to memorialize his lifetime dedication to youth and baseball. He was a long time community volunteer, active member of the Burnsville Foundation and founder of Baseball Association 191. He was also known as Burnsville's Mr. Baseball. This project was funded by the Burnsville Foundation.
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