Locking in the golden pecan; Seguin unveils latest city squirrel
6 Nov 2023
City of Seguin, Quality of Life
Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
Cindy Aguirre
(Seguin) – When there is a chance, you take that “Chance.” Be sure to meet Seguin’s sixth squirrel located outside of The Meservey Group PLLC at 520 N. River St.
“Chance” as he is called was recently unveiled as part of the city’s Squirrel Trail Program.
Jennifer Meservey, the owner of the certified public accounting firm, says her family is excited to introduce the larger-than-life squirrel to the Seguin community. She also hopes “Chance” reaffirms what really matters to all of us.
“Chance is one of the cards you pull in Monopoly, and it can really send you all around the board or it can send you all the way back so that’s kind of why we named him Chance and as you can tell, he is Monopoly themed, and he’s got all of this wealth and everything that means a lot in the game. It doesn’t mean anything outside the game so I’m just trying to get the message out that you know life is not all about making money. It’s about being happy and finding the things in life that make it worth living,” said Meservey.
Meservey says they decided early on to sponsor a squirrel for the program. In fact, that decision was made even before the company officially decided to move the company to this new building located just across from the Central Fire Station. Now 22 months later, that dream has finally arrived.
Making the decision to purchase the ceramic squirrel, however, came easy for Jennifer who says she had the perfect artist to get the job done.
The creative mind behind the Monopoly themed squirrel was Artist Jeremy Wallace with The Creation Company. Wallace says he is honored to have been a part of the process and looks forward to sharing his work with others.
“There was just the process of me bringing her vision to reality and of course, throwing some ideas in there. Then the next phase was getting the squirrel here. Every bit of this was part of a process but once we got it here, they had the perfect covered area to get out there and it was in the middle of the heat (May, June, July). We got to make it a family fun event and just everybody’s support here at the office was amazing. I even had my kids come and help out with it, so it now gets to be a part of the city and we get to be part of something that we drive past all the time. So, the process was very fun. We had to get all the money and painted it and of course, the golden pecan. She was insistent that we had a golden pecan and when she talks about what this represents, I really see this as your core values, your family – the things that are most important in life. Those are things you cherish, and you have closest to your heart. So that is what Chance is and that’s what he represents to me and I’m grateful for The Meservey Group for hiring me to come out and bring their vision to reality,” said Wallace.
There are now approximately 14 more squirrels that remain on the list for completion.
The opportunity to sponsor a squirrel is also still available. The cost is $2,500 per squirrel. Each sponsor will also need to cover the cost of the artist.
Those interested in participating in the program are asked to contact the Seguin Main Street Program at 830-401-2448.
Other squirrel locations include the Seguin Public Library, Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, Schertz Bank & Trust, Seguin’s Central Park and the Hike and Bike Trail just behind St. James Catholic Church.
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