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Portsmouth Museums Foundation Board

President Mr. Peter J. Schleck

Vice President

Mr. Richard E. H. Wentz

Secretary

Mrs. Tara F. Saunders

Treasurer

Mr. Daniel Peterson

Executive Director

Mrs. Martha Frances Fortson

Members Mrs. Bett Cornetta

Mrs. Paula Glover

Mrs. Patricia Boyce Halstead

*Mr. Herbert A. Haneman, Jr.

*Mr. Robert W. Harrell, Jr.

Mr. William S. Hargroves

Mr. David Findlay Host, Jr.

Mr. Charles B. Hunter

Mr. H. Alexander Johnson

Mr. Stephen Korving

Mrs. Stephanie Moreland

Mrs. Christine D. N. Piersall

*Mr. James A. Resolute, Sr.

*Mrs. Zelma Rivin

*Mr. Philip M. Rudisill

Mrs. Anne Scribner

*Mrs. Sandra Sher

Mrs. Linda Spindel

Mrs. Betty St. George

*Capt. George E. Watkins

Mrs. Lelia Graham Webb

Mrs. Michelle Wren *Advisory Member

NEWS

521 Middle Street

Portsmouth, VA 23704

The Children’s Museum of Virginia encourages imagination, questioning and a lifelong love of

learning providing fun and dynamic interactive educational exhibits, activities and programs.

PORTSMOUTH MUSEUMS FOUNDATION SUMMER 2012

Need a Gift?

A painting? Jewelry?

Attend Seawall Art Show

Show Proceeds Benefit Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center

The 42nd Annual Seawall Art Show HAS the answer for all your gift

needs! Gift certificates to honor any special occasion are currently

available from any member of the Seawall Art Show Committee and at

the Portsmouth Museums Foundation Office, 521 Middle Street, next

door to the NEW Children’s Museum of Virginia. These gift

certificate/purchase awards may be obtained in any amount ($10 or

more). Certificate redemption will be available only at the art show,

August 25-26, at High Street Landing.

You will be able to fill all your gift needs with these certificates.

What a wonderful way to honor someone special. Remember, every

item at the show will be original and handmade! Phone 393-8983, ext.

25 for more information.

We Thank You

For Our Success

Special thanks to the Southeast Virginia Community Foundation for

sponsorship of the Orientation Room in the Children’s Museum of

Virginia. This was made possible through an approved grant from the

J. Robbins and Barbara K. Hill Endowment.

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There are so many reasons for the success of our Children’s Museum, but we have to thank YOU

for your contributions that made it all happen. On May 26, 2011 the doors of imagination opened

and we have welcomed over 217,075 visitors from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 to our new

facility. Membership to the museum now stands at 4,185. Families and groups representing all

50 states fill the museum on a daily basis. The Beazley Planetarium opened in October with a

focus on children’s programming and at the present time the Curious George exhibit is on

display in the changing gallery. Smiling faces and sounds of joy tell the true story of success!

We are very proud of our new museum and again thank you for your contributions and loyalty to the Children’s Museum of Virginia!

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS

$500,000 and above Mrs. Mildred S. Lancaster

$350,000 and above Beazley Foundation

$250,000 and above Roy Charles Foundation

TowneBank Foundation

The Estate of Ernestine Renn Boyce

$200,000 and above Hampton Roads Community Foundation

$100,000 and above Retail Alliance Charitable Giving Fund

Mary Morton Parsons Foundation

The Virginian-Pilot/Landmark Communications

Foundation

Virginia Port Authority

$70,000 and above

Dominion Foundation

The Cabell Foundation

Portsmouth General Hospital Foundation

$50,000 and above

The Southeast Virginia Community Foundation

Western Branch Diesel

$25,000 and above

APM Terminals

BB&T

Earl Industries

Elizabeth River Run Proceeds

Marietta McNeill Morgan & Samuel Tate Morgan, Jr.

Foundation

CSX

Maersk Line, Limited

Portsmouth Service League

Mr. A. Kenneth Scribner, Jr.

Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation

Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.

$20,000 and above Portsmouth Partnership Foundation

W. F. Magann Corporation

Sales Systems, Ltd.

$10,000 and above

Bank of America

Dr. Maria Bobroff

Brown & Brown Insurance

Colonna’s Shipyard

Farm Fresh

Helen G. Gifford Foundation

McAllister Towing

S. L. Nusbaum Realty Company

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Alison J. and Ella W. Parsons Foundation

SunTrust Mid-Atlantic Foundation

Tidewater Children’s Foundation

$5,000 and above American Patriot Self-Storage

Anonymous

Carmax Foundation

Catering Concepts

Mr. & Mrs. E. Saunders Early

Frogland Farms

Galliford-Mulard Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. William G. Harshaw

Mrs. Mary Welton Hawks Meredith

In Honor of Ida Kay Jordan

The Pruden Foundation

In Memory of Irma Ayers by Ann D. Reed

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Rivin

Dr. & Mrs. H. Dale Sponaugle

Mrs. Mildred Van Dyck

Captain & Mrs. George E. Watkins

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Wren, Sr.

$500 and above

Martha Ann Creecy for Mayor Campaign

Dr. & Mrs. James V. Cornetta

Mrs. Linda Lamm English

Mr. Benn Griffin

Dr. & Mrs. Harold P. Heafner, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hoddinott

Mr. H. Alexander Johnson

Dr. John Joyce

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond S. Joseph

Merrimac Kiwanis Foundation

Perry and Bunny Morgan Fund

PAPCO, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Peck

Mr. & Mrs. Von L. Piersall, III

PFD-Firefighters Credit Union, Inc.

Prentis Park Reunion Committee

Primrose School Chesapeake

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Resolute, Sr.

Mrs. Susan Robertson

Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Sapiro

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Saunders

Segaloff Family Philanthropic Fund (UJCVAP)

In honor of Norman Sher

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Spindel

Tidewater Officers’ Spouses’ Association

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Weiss

Dr. & Mrs. Ben E. Wiggins, Jr.

In-Kind Giving Advanced Design Fabrication Corporation

Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Freeman

KC’s of Portsmouth

Kool Smiles

Ogg Stoneworks

Olde Towne Business Association

Vista Graphics

Portsmouth Museums Foundation Wish List

Museum Planetarium Seats Each seat in our new Beazley Planetarium costs $400.

We were very fortunate to have area Rotary clubs

donate over half of the funding needed. Twenty- four

out of sixty-four seats remain unsold. Please consider

this great opportunity for naming rights for a loved

one, special event or a gift for friends and family.

Children’s Museum Endowment

The Portsmouth Museums Foundation

Fund for the Children’s Museum was

established at the Hampton Roads

Community Foundation in 2009. All gifts

toward the endowment will be matched

dollar for dollar by the Batten

Educational Fund. This fund will provide ongoing

support to the Children’s Museum of Virginia and is in

addition to the $1,000,000 gift from the Batten

Endowment Challenge.

This match has become a priority for our board

members. An Endowment for this wonderful facility is

part of our legacy to the City of Portsmouth and all of

Hampton Roads.

Please make any

contributions payable to

Portsmouth Museums

Foundation, Inc.

And mail to

521 Middle Street

Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

Elizabeth River Run Celebrates 8th Year in Portsmouth

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CHECK IT OUT!

www.portsmouthmuseumsfoundation.org

The Portsmouth Museums Foundation cordially invites you

to the Ninth Gala

“Celebrating our 20th Anniversary” on

Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the

Children’s Museum of Virginia

Cocktail reception 6:00 p.m.

Dinner 7:30 p.m.

Dessert, Dancing & Silent Auction 9:00 p.m.

Black Tie preferred and Tennies always correct

In 2005 the Elizabeth River Run (ERR)

moved to Portsmouth and the event has

grown each year with over 1,200 runners in

2012. The Tidewater Striders partnered

with the Portsmouth Museums Foundation

to bring the ERR to Portsmouth on the

Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.

The ERR begins and ends at the N’Telos

Pavilion with participants running along the

Elizabeth River on the seawall down

Crawford and into the Naval Regional

Medical Center. This very popular 10K

draws many runners outside of the

Hampton Roads region. The Crawford

Street Mile and Children’s Museum Fun Run

are added fun venues for children and

those who don’t run in the 10K.

To date the Portsmouth Museums Foundation has received a total of

$55,555 through the partnership with the Tidewater Striders. The ERR

has been a huge success and great contributor to the Children’s Museum

of Virginia.

2012 ERR WINNER

RYAN CARROLL

JASON & DYLAN McNEAR

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$2,500 and above

Barr Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Byers

City of Portsmouth – Mayor’s Ball

Cdr. & Mrs. Malcolm Fortson

Mr. & Mrs. S. Earl Griffin

Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Portsmouth

Division

Hecht’s May Company Employee Fund

Dr. Gladstone Hill Memorials

Mr. Jay Nelms, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. J. Ovid Keene

Portsmouth Invitational Tournament Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Rudisill

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Schleck

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Sher

Trinity Episcopal Children’s Christmas Shop

Mr. & Mrs. Jay M. Weinberg

Mr. Richard E. H. Wentz

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Wren, Jr.Rotary Club of

Churchland

Mr. & Mrs. John R. St. George

$1,000 and above AMERIGROUP Charitable Foundation

Mrs. Alice Pettus Ash

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Brenner

Churchland Kiwanis Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Campbell

Mr. & Mrs. Brad Cherry

Estate of Martha Boone

Frogland Farms

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Gartman

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Halstead, Jr.

Hampton Roads Shipping Agency

Mr. William S. Hargroves

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Harrell

Seawall Art Show

Mrs. Harriet Heath

Jr. Virginia Beach Garden Club

Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Kirby

Kiwanis Foundation of Portsmouth

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Leon

Mrs. Connie Magann

Mr. & Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor, III

Dr. & Mrs. Michael Moreland

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Morgan

Sis Nash Memorial Fund

Norfolk Sunrise Rotary Club

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Oast

Ms. Nancy S. Perry

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Perry

Portsmouth Convention & Visitors Bureau

Rotary Club of Hampton Roads

Rotary Club of Portsmouth

Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Sasser

The Rotary Club of Suffolk

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Seward

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Strattner

Mr. Lewis Thomas

Mr. & Mrs. George Randolph Webb, Jr.

Williams Mullen

Lewis & Minta Wood Charitable Foundation

Honorable Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr.

Ms. B. Anne Davis

Dr. O.P. Delcambre

$500 and above Miss Grace M. Armistead

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Ayers, III

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Blachman

Miss Millicent Anne Carney

Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cohen

Mr. & Mrs. Don Comer