News Releases
Mastodonny Appleseed to go on Sale Sept. 15
(Fort Wayne, September 11, 2007) — Two years ago, 102 Mastodons on Parade were scattered all over Fort Wayne, celebrating Fort Wayne's first community art project, which was Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne's 40th anniversary present to the community. A number of months later, IPFW offered the first in a series of limited edition collectibles. Splatodon was a big hit and sold out very quickly.
MOP Shop Open for Business
(Fort Wayne, Nov. 16, 2005) — With the holiday season fast approaching, gift buyers who are looking for something different can go to Mastodons on Parade and click on MOP Shop to find and buy unique merchandise.
Gala/Auction Raises $175,000+ for United Way
(Fort Wayne, Oct. 24, 2005) — More than one thousand people gathered at the Grand Wayne Center Friday night, Oct. 21, with two thoughts in mind: raise a lot of money for the United Way of Allen County, and give the Mastodons on Parade a fitting finale. Both goals were not only met, but were exceeded by amounts even greater than hoped for.
Saturday Session Features Mastodons on Parade Book
(Fort Wayne, Oct. 19, 2005) — The official Mastodons on Parade book is coming to a bookstore near you! The book is being shipped at the end of this week and will be available in local bookstores beginning Monday, Oct. 24. On Saturday, Oct. 22, a Special Edition of IPFW’s Saturday Sessions at Mitchell Books will feature a behind the scenes look at putting the book together.
Masquerade Ball to Benefit United Way
(Fort Wayne, Oct. 13, 2005) — Halloween is coming a little early to downtown Fort Wayne. On Friday, Oct. 21, following the Mastodons on Parade Gala/Auction at the Grand Wayne Center, a Masquerade Ball will be held in the Indiana Hotel Lobby.
Mastodons on Parade Auctioned Online
(Fort Wayne, Oc.t 5, 2005) — Forty-nine Mastodons on Parade are now up for bids in an online auction conducted by The Steffen Group. People interested in bidding on the mastodons can go to the online auction to register and make a bid. Bids will be taken until Oct. 20.
Mastodons on Parade Gala/Auction Update
(Fort Wayne, Oct. 5, 2005) — Preparations are steaming full speed ahead for the Mastodons on Parade Gala/Auction Friday, Oct. 21, at the Grand Wayne Center. Nearly 1,000 reservations have been received for the event, which will feature the live auction of 16 full size and dozens of miniature mastodons. An additional 34 full-size mastodons will be available in a silent auction.
The Last Stampede of Mastodons on Parade
(Fort Wayne, Sept. 6, 2005) — Sunday, Oct. 9, will be the last gathering of the herd as the Mastodons on Parade get ready to go to their new homes. From 11 a.m.-4 p.m., the public is invited to Headwaters Park East, at the Lincoln Financial Pavilion, where they can hug their favorite mastodon one last time.
Official Mastodons on Parade Commemorative Book to be Published
(Fort Wayne, July 18, 2005) — Irene Walters, executive director of IPFW’s office of university relations and communications, announced today that an official commemorative book highlighting the Mastodons on Parade project will be published.
Fort Wayne Teen Wins Mastodon Hunt Contest
(Fort Wayne, May 27, 2005) — Seventeen-year-old Andrew Spooner of Fort Wayne didn’t believe it when the voice on the phone told him he had won a trip to Disney World. It wasn’t until News Channel 15’s Sandy Thomson, who was the emcee at the grand prize drawing, got on the phone, that he began to believe it.
Mastodon Hunt Winner Gets His Ticket
(Fort Wayne, May 26, 2005) — Seventeen-year-old Andrew Spooner of Fort Wayne is the lucky one whose name was picked out of a drum containing more than 1,200 correct entries in the IPFW-Fort Wayne Newspapers sponsored Mastodon Hunt contest.
Mastodon Hunt Drawing Wednesday, May 25
(Fort Wayne, May 21, 2005) — Which person who found all 102 Mastodons on Parade and correctly matched each name to its location will win a family vacation to Walt Disney World on Wednesday, May 25? To find out, the public is invited to the pavilion at Headwaters Park West at 5 p.m., where one lucky name will be drawn from all the correct entries.
Jungle Don Makes Tracks to Zoo Gates
(Fort Wayne, May 11, 2005) — For over a week strange sounds were coming from the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. These were not the normal nocturnal cries of the various animals and birds that live at the zoo. These were the cries of an unhappy mastodon!
Top 10 Mastodons Announced
(Fort Wayne, May 10, 2005) — The votes have been tabulated and the top ten favorite Mastodons on Parade as chosen by voters at the “Meet the Herd” community party at Headwaters Park West on Sunday, May 1, can now be revealed.
Mastodon Hunt Begins in Summit City on May 4
(Fort Wayne, May 3, 2005) — On Wednesday, May 25, someone at Headwaters Park West is going to say, “I’m going to Disney World!” That person will be the winner of the Mastodon Hunt contest sponsored by Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) and Fort Wayne Newspapers (FWN).
Community Is Invited to Meet the Herd May 1
(Fort Wayne, April 7, 2005) — More than one hundred mastodons that will make up Mastodons on Parade will be “grazin’ in the grass” of Headwaters Park West on Sunday, May 1, from 3-5 p.m. at a free community party.
Mastodons on Parade Adoption Party
(Fort Wayne, Sept. 30, 2004) — Mastodons on Parade, the first community art project in Fort Wayne, reaches a milestone Thursday, Oct. 7, when sponsors officially "adopt" their mastodons at an "Adoption Party" from 5-7 p.m. at the YWCA Villa on Wells Street.
