Recognition
Celebrating Kathy Hersh
Whereas Nashua is a community of many wonderful, kind, giving citizens. Among
them is Kathy Hersh. Kathy has put her heart into Nashua through
volunteerism and civic service. From her work with the arts, serving on
the city’s Board of Aldermen and NH Rail Transit Authority to the
Nashua Regional Planning Commission and the Nashua Conservation
Commission, she continually dedicates herself to our community; and
Whereas Kathy is most known in our community for her work with the arts. As a
founder of the Nashua International Sculpture Symposium, Kathy helped
the arts come alive in our city. Over the past 14 years, the symposium
brings sculptors of international acclaim to Nashua and year after year
leaves us with beautiful, thought-provoking public art; and
Whereas Nashua is the only city in the country that has an annual international
sculpture symposium. The event affords residents and visitors the
chance to experience art in a unique way — people get to watch the
sculptors work in real time and the sculptors find new inspiration in our
community. It’s thanks to Kathy, the hard work by many in Nashua’s
arts scene, grants, sponsorships and fundraising efforts that makes this
special event possible; and
Whereas Kathy’s many accolades include New Hampshire Citizens for the Arts
2018 Advocate of the Year, the 1991 Conservation Hero of the Year by
the Nashua River Watershed Association and in 2013, the City of Nashua
designated the Kathy Hersh Riverwalk;
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Wherefore: I, Jim Donchess, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NASHUA, NEW
HAMPSHIRE, do hereby recognize Kathy Hersh as a special Nashua
citizen. Thank you for everything Kathy!
Jim Donchess, Mayor
City of Nashua, New Hampshire
