RS Native Makes Sculpture Honoring Brian Morden Foundation, Families Dealing With Childhood Cancer

After the late Dawn Morden lost her son Brian to cancer, she established the Brian Morden Foundation in 2003. With this, she began Altoona Gold Ribbon Game at Mansion Park. At this game, everybody wears ribbons and raises money for families affected by childhood cancer.

David Beach, a Roaring Spring native and owner of Fox Chapel Iron Works, was approached shortly after Dawn passed last June.

"I actually never got to meet her," Beach said. "The board of the Brian Morden Foundation came to me and asked me about doing a community public art display at Mansion Park."

He said that the ribbon desig...