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Giant 'Love Wins' Installation Comes to Brookfield Place

By Irene Plagianos | June 17, 2016 4:11pm | Updated on June 20, 2016 8:51am
 Thousands came out for the annual Pride March on Fifth Avenue on June 29, 2014.
Thousands came out for the annual Pride March on Fifth Avenue on June 29, 2014.
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BATTERY PARK CITY —  Grand scale love letters are coming to Brookfield Place in honor of Pride Week.

Starting Saturday, massive 3-D block letters that spell "LOVE WINS" will sit atop the Winter Garden atrium's huge staircase.

The design is mean to be filled with messages — or love letters — written by visitors, to support the LGBTQ community, organizers said.

According to Brookfield Place, the installation will have "ambassadors" on hand to "further educate visitors and create added awareness" for the The Ali Forney Center and The Hetrick-Martin Institute, two organizations that support LGBTQ youth. 

On June 22, there will also be a fundraiser at Brookfield Place for those organizations, as well as Equality Florida, which is raising money in support of the victims and families affected by the deadly Orlando shootings.

The fundraiser, a happy hour event with a silent auction will be held at Brookfield Place's Le District on June 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

The "LOVE WINS" installation will remain at the Winter Garden from June 18 to 26.