In honour of the late Pastor Jeremy Mahood, Dario Zulich has renamed the Sudbury Water Tower, the Sudbury Peace Tower in his memory.
“Jeremy Mahood was a dear friend and the Manager of Soul for our Sudbury Wolves Sports & Entertainment (SWSE) teams. His legacy and vision will bring peace to our community as we revitalize this Tower as a Beacon of Hope,” said Zulich.
The Sudbury Peace Tower encompasses four acres which will eventually become an open community space as a tourist attraction. The first phase is to clean up the green space, put up lighting and paint the Tower.
The second phase will be to create a community open space with a park, botanical gardens, a playground and a walking trail.
Jeremy’s ultimate vision was to build a House of Hope for at risk youth.
In the third phase, the hope is to build a transitional place that will incorporate living space and social enterprise to teach youth life skills to help lift them up and give them renewed hope.
“Jeremy’s Jeep was known as the hope mobile to many. His license plate said it all – Hope 4 U. He believed that for every person he came in contact with in the Sudbury community he loved,” said Eileen Mahood.
Through community partnerships and the I Believe Network (ibn) Charity established by Jeremy and Eileen Mahood in 2003, we will raise capital to enlighten his vision and someday perhaps even build an observation deck up top that could be utilized for meeting space and tourists.
A memorial dedication plaque in Jeremy’s name will be unveiled at the Sudbury Peace Tower in the Spring.
“In keeping with Jeremy’s passion for our community’s youth, today’s message of hope and peace is exactly what is needed both in his memory and across our city," said Michael Cullen, Community Partnerships, SWSE.
"Jeremy also understood the importance of collaboration and working together as a community to share the message of hope across all streams. His work as mentor, leader, coach, brother and friend must be passed on so that we never lose sight that HOPE is real and measurable. Today we would also like to thank Centerline Architects for bringing Jeremy's dreams of hope for all to life."
