Support Stuhr Museums 2009 Annual Fund Drive

2009 Foundation Annual Fund Drive

Campaign Goal: 75 New Donors
GOAL ACHIEVED! 168 New Donors!

Financial Goal - $180,000
Total - $191,955 107% of goal

GRAND ISLAND, STUHR MUSEUM - When it was A Time Like No Other…on the prairie, our ancestors got through by helping each other, through good and bad times alike. This community spirit lives on today, whenever we come together to help our family, friends, and neighbors.

This year marks A Time Like No Other…for Stuhr Museum. As we continue to expand our programming to educate and inspire over 65,000 visitors a year, we ask that you think of the community spirit of the pioneers when considering whether to give to Stuhr Museum this year.

We now offer several ways to give, including credit card donations via PayPal (secure and no account required).

Can’t give a lump-sum gift? Use our new online pledge form to pledge a small amount each month. Giving $100 at once may feel like a lot, but spreading $10 payments over ten months lessens a gift’s impact on your budget. You may even be able to give more—spread $10 payments out over twelve months, and you’ve increased your gift by 20%!

If you prefer to give by cash or check, please contact Foundation staff at (308) 385-5131 or email foundation@stuhrmuseum.org for more information.

Can't give a lump-sum gift? Download and mail in a pledge form to give a small amount each month. Giving $100 at once may feel like a lot, but spreading $10 payments over ten months lessens a gift's impact on your budget. You may even be able to give more - spread $10 payments out over 12 months and you've increased your gift by 20 percent!

On-Line Pledge Form

A Challenge Like No Other

Are you new to Stuhr Museum or haven’t given in a year or longer? Your gift could be doubled! An anonymous donor—who believes in helping our community without fanfare—will match any donation from a new donor or returning donor of a year or more, up to $15,000. Stuhr Museum Foundation and our anonymous donor challenge the community to enlist 75 new or returning (after a year or longer) donors in 2009. Enjoy Stuhr Museum but never gave before? Haven’t visited or given in a while, but would like to once again? You can help us meet our goal by giving to Stuhr Museum Foundation, any amount in which you feel comfortable.

A Message From Our Leadership

"Stuhr Museum is a great way for our family to connect with our past. It is important for our children to understand where they came from and Stuhr Museum does a great job of showing them. Whether it's through Summer School Classes, All Hallows Eve, or Cowboy Night, they get a glimpse of life on the prairie. Stuhr has been a great way to teach them about history without them feeling like they are learning. We both remember going to Stuhr Museum as kids and are excited that now we get to take our kids. It's through the generous support of our community that this is possible.
-Andy and Erin Marsh, Co-Chairs

"It is great that our community deemed it important to share heritage to the masses. The land and space that has been given is a special spot for us to highlight.
-Marsha Dunn, Co-Chair

For us today, we must learn, like the prairie pioneers that came before us, to be self reliant while simultaneously helping our neighbors when they need help. The uniqueness of both times is not that what was/is being experiencing is new; instead, it is the things that so many have never personally experienced before...[Stuhr Museum is a] wonderful location to 'go back' to 'reflect' on who and what we are as people and as a society."
-Don Dunn, Co-Chair

"Stuhr Museum gets into your heart and just won't leave."
-Renae Hunt, Staff Chair