LATICRETE Donates to Disabled Veterans Pavilion

Words: Dan Kamys

LATICRETE Donates Materials for Disabled Veterans Pavilion

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LATICRETE donated LATAPOXY 310 Rapid Stone Adhesive and the LATAPOXY 310 Cordless Mixer for a new open-air stone pavilion at the Disabled Veterans Camp on Big Marine Lake in Marine on St. Croix, Minn. The Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local Union 1 of Minnesota/North Dakota volunteered their services and installed 18 columns with stone veneers and caps utilizing LATAPOXY 310 Stone Adhesive in a rapid setting format. The 2,400-square-foot stone pavilion sits on the 75-acre Disabled Veterans Camp designed to provide facilities and opportunities for recreation, rest and well-being for all woman and men who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.


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