FRIENDS OF THE ARMY WOMEN’S MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT

4TH QUARTER OF 2017

FRIENDS OF THE ARMY WOMEN’S MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

P.O. BOX 1027, PRINCE GEORGE, VA 23875

PHONE: 804.691.0866 E-MAIL: FAWMA@aol.com

From the President…

Board of Directors

President LTC(R) Delinda Creal Vice President LTC(R) Charles W. Bonnell Acting Secretary MAJ(R) Florence Dunn

Treasurer CW5(R) Jim Tolbert Past President LTC(R) Patricia A. Sigle At Large Ms. Cydnee C. Gentry CW5(R) Candy Martin Ms. Vicki Archileti

Ms. Luanne Kolleda SFC(R) Gail Taylor-Black

“The Quarterly Progress Report” is published four times a year to inform donors

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Happy New Year Friends, I trust you had a wonderful holiday season and 2017 was a great year. The holidays are a special time of the year to reflect and to be thankful for all the blessing we have received.

All of us here at the Friends of the Army Women’s Association would like to take this time to thank each and every one of you! You all are the reason why we do what we do. We can’t thank you enough for your support.

Your continued confidence and trust in our team makes the museum the place it is today. We are so very thankful to have the privilege of being your friend and a supporter of the Army Women’s Museum.

Great things are happening this year and we can’t wait to share them with you in the coming months. I look forward to hearing from you over the next few months and hope to see you in the fall. In the meantime; I wish you good health and best wishes for a wonderful 2018. It’s going to be a BANG of a year!

Sincerely, Delinda Creal President

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From our Museum Director… Things have been as busy as ever at the museum. The design of the new galleries has been moving at a brisk pace! It is a very exciting process, especially to see the plans begin to develop into models and elevations of the exhibit components. The museum’s galleries will close to the public on May 1, 2018 and will remain so until early October. This is to allow for the removal of the existing exhibits, installation of new carpeting, installing the new exhibits and completing the lighting plan. The museum will remain open for programming. A new art exhibit will be installed as will a few temporary exhibits in the foyer area.

Plan for a November 2, 2018 grand re-opening of the galleries. It will be an exciting day as the museum ushers in a new era in its long history of interpreting women’s contributions to the Army. Below, you will see some of the exciting design features in the gallery schematic.

~Dr. Françoise Bonnell, Director

Five New Galleries

Each of the 5 galleries will have an entry pillar. It will include the title, a timeline and an introductory text. They are 9’ tall and obelisk-shaped.

Initial Gallery Schematic

AWM RE-OPENING

AND REUNION

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

SAVE THE DATE!

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Every year the Army Women’s Museum supports students across the country with their National History Day projects. What is National History Day you ask? It is an annual national contest that encourages students to conduct historical research on a topic of their choice and enter their findings at local competitions. The winners of local contests can advance all the way to the national contest held at the University of Maryland at College Park every summer.

A theme is chosen for the contest each year. This year’s theme, Conflict and Compromise in History, lends itself particularly well to sharing the story of the Women’s Army Corps. The AWM staff has been inundated with requests for information from students from seven different states. Some students and their families have traveled from places like Pennsylvania and New York to visit the museum in support of their projects.

The students are completing their projects now and beginning to enter local competitions. Fingers crossed their hard work will take them to the top where they can continue to share the incredible history of Army women.

Museum Education reaches across the country!

These 8th graders made the trip down from New York to do research at the Army Women’s Museum for their NHD Project.

Educator Amanda Vtipilson and Archivist Ali Kolleda were interviewed via Skype by two 7th grade students from California about WACs in World War II.

Education and Outreach will continue during the museum’s renovation!

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

To the right: The museum was part of a Fort Lee WWI Centennial living history event. Ron Bingham led the program and arranged for dozens of re-enactors who set up “camp” in front of the museum. Hundreds of people attended this living history event, ending with a retreat ceremony at the flagpole.

Holiday cookies baked by Mary and sent by Betty to the museum to share with Soldiers. Quartermaster and Ordnance AIT students enjoyed having a little bit of "home" while here at Fort Lee through the holidays.

To the left: AWM Collection’s Manager, Ron Bingham

attending the AUSA conference in October as a WWI re-enactor.

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PRESERVE THE LEGACY CAMPAIGN

FAWMA's fundraising campaign in support of the Museum's transformation officially has reached 25% as of Dec 31, 2017. The initial phase solicited donations from individuals and various military associated organizations. We have collected $76,468.00 in donations towards our goal of $300,000. As you can see, we are a bit behind in receiving donations and need your help in attaining our goal. Any donations are appreciated as we believe supporting the Army Women's Museum is a worthwhile cause. We believe preserving the legacy of women's courage and sacrifice helps in building character and strength in our young men and women and shapes them into future leaders. FAWMA will begin the next phase of fundraising by approaching foundations and corporations. A major requirement is life-casts that will be set on a pedestal striking a pose that every person visiting the museum will remember. Each figure costs about $15,000 and the museum has plans for five, for a total expense of $75,000. We also need support for the Women in War panels and Memory Benches that will be part of our Museum Reflection Garden. We will be asking you...our wonderful supporters to consider monthly giving and planned giving opportunities. Our hearts are in this fundraiser because we believe honoring women's contributions helps to build a stronger future. As a reminder, while the museum receives funding from the Army, it also relies on FAWMA for support to fund certain exhibits, hosted events for veterans and retirees, and other day to day expenses. Help us Preserve the Legacy.

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Preserve the Legacy Campaign

Donations

October 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017

Sustaining Partners

$1,000 and Up Donors

COL(R) Nancy Buyarski Dunn

Rosalie RoederCW

MAJ (R) Florence K. Dunn

CW5(R) Candy and SGM(R) Ed Martin

Charles L. Murray

Partners

$250 to $999 Donors

Penny Sorenson

MAJ (R) Lorraine Quinn

American Legion Post 284

Mr. Bill and Mrs. Sandra Bonnell

COL (R) Dorothea Burke

COL (R) Robin and Cydnee Gentry

SSG (R) Patsy Hudson

CPT Diana Sluban

MAJ (R) Alice Dann

Mrs. Margaret Winslow

LTC (R) Delinda Creal

Renee Deramus

Mary Beth O’Brien

Scott Rezendes

Melissa Squizzren-Leee

Friends Indeed

$100 to $249 Donors

LTC (R) Kimberly A. Enderlee

Ms. Dianne M. Theiss

Kellyn V. Carper

COL (R) Thomas Ogles

LTC (R) Betty Stallings

Ms. Vicki Archilleti

LTC (R) Janice L. Atwood

1SG (R) Christine Banedt

Gail Taylor & Clifton Black

Henry & Charlotte Cervantes

Paul and Tina DiBello

Jean Faulcon

BG Jamice M Haigler

SGM Cynthia L. Helmick-Davis

Mr. Leo P. Hirrel

Nancy Jungevich

LTC (R) Charlotte G. Kinney

Henry Lara, Jr.

Stephen & Priscilla Lee

Friends Indeed - Continued

$100 to $249 Donors

Luanne S. Kolleda

Michelle and John McNair

LTC (R) Ann Mull

LTC (R) Judith C. Pruitt

James Tolbert

COL (R) Sally Wallace

SFC (R) Connie C. White

Mrs. Jane Williams

Friends

$35 to $99 Donors

Rowena Carter

1SG(R) Cynthia Carter

Dr. Linda M. McCoy

Wendy Armacost

LTC (R) Charles Bonnell

CW3 (R) Deborah Brantley

MSG (R) Patricia Dreifort

Mrs. Martha (Pat) Faison

Robert Finney

Dennis Jing

SGM (R) Judith Jones

LTG (R) Claudia Kennedy

Mr. Kerwin O. Martin

Mike Rebuck

Ms. Eleanor F. Rezendes

Mavis Sare

MAJ (R) Leeann M. Swieczkowski

Charlotte H. Wattley

SFC (R) Deborah A. Davis

SFC (R) Linda S. Harris

1SG (R) Patricia A. Henkel

Ms. Ruth Laney

Brenda Nadicka

SFC (R) Donna Roberts

MAJ (R) Lorraine A. Vaughn

Donors

Ms. Beverly J. Krick

Margaret McCee

Patricia A. Singer

Tonia Watlington

Frances Bland Chapter NSDAR

Amanda Vtpilson

Mrs. Kitrice Rosa

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BRICK CAMPAIGN

Do you want to be a part of history? Order a

customized brick that will placed in the landscape

areas around the outside of the US Army

Women’s Museum. Donate a brick as a lasting

tribute to honor a service member, a civilian, a

spouse, a friend, a family member, a retiree or

yourself in support of our country, our service and

our museum. For more information go to our

website at:

http://www.armywomensmuseum.org/brick.htm

JOIN OUR PARTNERS, FRIENDS, AND DONORS BY GIVING TODAY.

FILL OUT THE ATTACHED CARD OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT:

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IN MEMORY / IN HONOR OF DONATIONS

In Memory / In Honor of Donations are a wonderful way to honor a friend or family member and support the AWM. When you make an In Memory / In Honor of Donation, please let us know the name and address of the person you wish for us to

notify of your donation.

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FRIENDS OF THE ARMY WOMEN’S MUSEUM ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 1027, PRINCE GEORGE, VA 23875

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