REASONS TO HELP
WHY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS?
So, you ask a very fair question: with so many causes--climate change, sick children, lonely seniors, rescuing helpless animals, the nation's homeless in crisis-- the list goes on and on--why contribute to a miniature museum? A valid concern. And so strongly do we feel about those aforementioned causes that we have contributed to them in the past. That is why our business model includes leveraging the success of the museum and the attendant fundraisers to collect money for assorted charitable organizations, like those mentioned above.
A MUSEUM THAT THE PUBLIC CAN AFFORD. Just for the record, our goal is to make this a free museum. As senior citizens, we are also looking for the appropriate museum, organization, person, city, or town to will the museum to in perpetuity. We feel that ours is a rare business plan, in that it does not require the monthly purchases of things to sell: clothing, groceries, fuel, what have you. So once we have a structure to put the collection in, we need only to keep the lights on and provide climate control. We are hoping to charge $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for children, allowing a family to enjoy the museum experience for about twelve to fifteen bucks. Some museums charge as much as $25 or $30 a person, with a family having to spend about $75 for admission. Our humble museum is not nearly so grand, and our price for admission is wee, in keeping with the theme of the museum.
THE HARD PART IS DONE: After a quarter of a century, we have already done the tough part: the museum itself. The collection. Over sixty miniatures houses, scenes, and displays. We just need the finishing touch: a really big square box to put them all in. UPDATE: During the pandemic, we were finally able to buy that box, but it needs a lot of love . . . to make it even legal for the public to enter. Our goal, to update electric, plumbing, HVAC, the elevator, pass the fire inspection, make the small room in the back liveable for the museum owner-partners, and repair some small problems in the roof, is about $36,000. We only need 36,000 readers to donate a dollar!
PUBLIC BENEFIT: Once the museum is underway, the real giving back begins. Sloppy Saturdays (kids engage in creative projects and make a mess where the parents don’t have to worry about it), making beautiful furniture out of what some people see as having no worth (reclaimed rules!), Volunteer Valentines, and the charity we have planned: C.O.W.--described on our web page.
WE ARE ASKING SO LITTLE: Although larger donations are of course appreciated, we literally want to approach people for one dollar. And that is in exchange for an exciting book experience. If you like one of the books you find on our website, donate a dollar. Read a Book, Save the Museum!
But we are determined to change all that, one dollar at a time if necessary.
--The Pickford Crew
"It's what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." -Oscar Wilde
And one last reason why:
So, you ask a very fair question: with so many causes--climate change, sick children, lonely seniors, rescuing helpless animals, the nation's homeless in crisis-- the list goes on and on--why contribute to a miniature museum? A valid concern. And so strongly do we feel about those aforementioned causes that we have contributed to them in the past. That is why our business model includes leveraging the success of the museum and the attendant fundraisers to collect money for assorted charitable organizations, like those mentioned above.
A MUSEUM THAT THE PUBLIC CAN AFFORD. Just for the record, our goal is to make this a free museum. As senior citizens, we are also looking for the appropriate museum, organization, person, city, or town to will the museum to in perpetuity. We feel that ours is a rare business plan, in that it does not require the monthly purchases of things to sell: clothing, groceries, fuel, what have you. So once we have a structure to put the collection in, we need only to keep the lights on and provide climate control. We are hoping to charge $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for children, allowing a family to enjoy the museum experience for about twelve to fifteen bucks. Some museums charge as much as $25 or $30 a person, with a family having to spend about $75 for admission. Our humble museum is not nearly so grand, and our price for admission is wee, in keeping with the theme of the museum.
THE HARD PART IS DONE: After a quarter of a century, we have already done the tough part: the museum itself. The collection. Over sixty miniatures houses, scenes, and displays. We just need the finishing touch: a really big square box to put them all in. UPDATE: During the pandemic, we were finally able to buy that box, but it needs a lot of love . . . to make it even legal for the public to enter. Our goal, to update electric, plumbing, HVAC, the elevator, pass the fire inspection, make the small room in the back liveable for the museum owner-partners, and repair some small problems in the roof, is about $36,000. We only need 36,000 readers to donate a dollar!
PUBLIC BENEFIT: Once the museum is underway, the real giving back begins. Sloppy Saturdays (kids engage in creative projects and make a mess where the parents don’t have to worry about it), making beautiful furniture out of what some people see as having no worth (reclaimed rules!), Volunteer Valentines, and the charity we have planned: C.O.W.--described on our web page.
WE ARE ASKING SO LITTLE: Although larger donations are of course appreciated, we literally want to approach people for one dollar. And that is in exchange for an exciting book experience. If you like one of the books you find on our website, donate a dollar. Read a Book, Save the Museum!
But we are determined to change all that, one dollar at a time if necessary.
--The Pickford Crew
"It's what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." -Oscar Wilde
And one last reason why: