Director’s Note Exciting Updates Accomplishments

Dear Friends,

2022 has been an incredible year. Our Programming Committee has pushed our limits to bring fun and inventive programs to our community; most recently, we partnered with the Association of General Contractors to bring a Trunk or Treat festival of massive proportions. We estimated over 2,000 people came through to celebrate Halloween with us. We have also had dance classes, trivia nights, exercise classes, bingo nights, bunco nights, paranormal investigations, and a craft fair! We introduced New Frontiers, a brand new art show that, on opening night, earned over $22,000. In November, we began Phase 1 construction on our building. For more information, see page 12. Our staff has been busy, visiting other art shows, museums, and conferences to bring back the best ideas to continue to grow and improve our Museum. I am also delighted to share with you that the Museum has achieved Core Document Verification from the American Alliance of Museums. This means that the Museum has an educational mission, ethics, planning, emergency, and collections stewardship policies in place that reflect standard practices of professional museums. These elements were evaluated because they are deemed essential for every institution that identifies itself as a professional member of the museum field. This review demonstrates that we have the policies and plans in place that are essential to professional museum growth. The Museum would not have had such a wonderful year if it weren’t for your support. Thank you for your thoughts, opinions, time, and gifts of all kinds. It is your support that allows us to expand our events and programming and work to professionalize as an institution. It is because of you that we are able to renovate and move forward with our expansion project. Everything you do makes a lasting impact on this organization and I cannot thank you enough for your generosity and love.

Happy Holidays,