The CEC Board of Directors receives a golf cart purchased through the efforts of the Centerville High School Green Club.
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On April 19th, the Board of Directors at Cope Environmental Center gladly accepted the keys to a refurbished golf cart given to them by the members of the Centerville High School Green Club. “On behalf of Cope Environmental Center, I wish to thank Kevin Smith and the students of the Green Club of Centerville HS who made this donation possible. Without the local support of our Centerville community and dedicated work by these students and teacher, this donation would not have been possible. We will use the golf cart for driving low mobility visitors on our trails, so that the CEC grounds can be accessible to all. Thank you once again for this successful effort,” said Ross Josephson, Board Chair of Cope Environmental Center.
The two year project and collaboration began with a visit from CEC to the Green Club’s meeting. Advisor Kevin Smith has helped see the project through with a team of incredible fund raising students and supportive parents. The cart will allow those with limited mobility access to the CEC trails. “I’m very excited about folks experiencing the trails who otherwise could not do so,” said Stephanie Hays-Mussoni, Program Director who teaches environmental education on the trails throughout the year.
The students spent two years planning, raising money, and moving closer to their goal of $2,800. “We are so thrilled with the girls’ efforts to raise funds for the golf cart. The successful fundraising and the volunteering experience will hopefully prove valuable to the girls as they embark on life after high school,” said Lina Gordy, CEC Executive Director.
They plan to continue the project into a phase two in the fall of this year by adding solar power to the cart to decrease its environmental impact. “We’ve always thought it would be the ultimate sustainable way for people with low mobility to see the beauty of the environment- we are looking forward to another great showcase of alternative energy!” said Sustainability Educator Phil Seybold.
There are other advantages to the addition of this gift. “Overall, it will make grounds maintenance easier, too. Chipping trails and hauling materials will be a lot more efficient with the addition of the new cart!” said Jeremy Mussoni, Facilities & Grounds Manager. It’s a good thing, too. Jeremy is responsible for the maintenance of 102 acres of outdoor classroom including 4 buildings, two barns, several outbuildings, and even a residential house.
CEC Volunteer Dan Fienning is excited to get the project underway. Dan will be taking people with low mobility for tours on Thursday mornings between 9am and 11am. Because of limited seating in the cart, people must call a day in advance to reserve a seat on the tour. Reservations at 765-855-3188. Tours are free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
Cope Environmental Center
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PENCE HAILS GRANT FOR RICHMOND FIRE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Mike Pence today announced that the Richmond Fire Department has been awarded $24,500 for fire prevention. The grant is administered through the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Domestic Preparedness in cooperation with the United States Fire Administration.
“I am pleased to see the Department of Homeland Security supporting our firefighting personnel in Richmond by making this grant available,” Pence said. “The Richmond community depends on these first responders in times of emergency and they deserve our thanks and support.”
The purpose of these grants is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program’s Fire Prevention and Safety Grant (FP&S) is to reach high-risk target groups in order to mitigate the high incidences of death and injuries.
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Indiana’s Sixth Congressional District
426 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://mikepence.house.gov/
Phone: (202) 226-4379 · Fax: (202) 225-3382
“Visitors learn environmental science, history, math and natural science all wrapped up in one sweet trip to Cope Environmental Center for Maple Syrup Programs”
Maple Syrup Programs are back this year and better than ever! In 2005, over 500 school children visited CEC during maple syrup season to learn history, science, and math behind maple syrup production. This year, school programs are underway and will continue throughout March.
Weekend programs are March 4th, 10:00am-12:00pm & March 11th, 10:00am—12:00pm at Cope Environmental Center, 4910 Shoemaker Rd., Centerville. Participants must pre-register by the Friday before each program by calling CEC at 765-855-3188.
During Maple Syrup Programs, Cope Environmental Center transports visitors back in time to learn the origins of maple syrup making. Participants can look forward to tapping trees and waiting for the delicious sweet sap to flow as they meet a Native American and an early settler who will give their unique perspective on the significance of syrup. Visitors get a look at our evaporator and experience the sights, smells and sounds of making real maple syrup! Once the journey through time is complete, everyone is rewarded with a taste of fresh CEC maple syrup (all programs) and a delicious pancake brunch (weekend programs only) in our ‘recycled’ Sap House.
We will be utilizing our ‘recycled’ Sap House- truly a sustainable demonstration in itself. The lumber used for this building was salvaged from other CEC buildings that had been removed or remodeled. We used recycled tile fragments donated by TerraGreen for the flooring. This gravel-like substance adds beautiful color to the floor, is durable, and makes use of something that might have otherwise ended up in the landfill. The roofing material is composed of 50% post-consumer recycled content and is designed to cover existing roofing reducing the amount of material entering the landfill.
Maple syrup time is a chance to lose the wintertime blues and get outside to enjoy the new beginnings happening all around us. If you have never experienced freshly made maple syrup, you are in for a real treat! Bring the family and experience CEC during one of our favorite times of the year– maple syrup time!
Admission is $7 for non-members, $5 for members. For more information, please call Stephanie Hays-Mussoni at 765-855-3188.
Richmond Power & Light named first recipient of the CEC Environmental Stewardship Award
“RP&L is really encouraging environmental stewardship with this commitment. We hope others follow in their footsteps.” said Executive Director, Lina Gordy.
Cope Environmental Center (CEC), a local non-profit environmental education center, likes to reward good stewardship choices that make east-central Indiana a better place to live. In a series of recognitions, the CEC Environmental Stewardship Award will highlight businesses, organizations, public entities, groups or individuals who proactively work for environmental sustainability. First in line to receive the award is Richmond Power & Light (RP&L), who recently became an Energy Star partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "Energy Star is a valuable and informative program. RP&L is proud to be a representative of the program. Our web site RP-L.com has valuable Energy Star information and a direct link to Energy Star for more comprehensive energy efficiency ideas and strategies," said Dave Osborn of RP&L.
As a partner in the Energy Star program, RP&L has agreed to promote energy efficiency in both new and existing homes, as well as products that are Energy Star labeled. Energy Star products meet specific energy efficiency criteria, and thus curb energy consumption and help lower electric bills. RP&L is one of only a few utility providers in Indiana with an Energy Star partnership. "We would like to thank Cope Environmental Center for this award. It is quite an honor to not only receive the CEC Environmental Stewardship Award but to be the first recipient is very special indeed," said Harry Phillips of RP&L after receiving the award.
CEC will use this award to recognize a regional business, organization, public entity, group, or individual every other month. If you have suggestions for recipients that have demonstrated outstanding environmental stewardship, you may submit suggestions to Lina Gordy, at l.gordy@copeenvironmental.org.
Richmond Rotary Quiz Bowl
It’s that time of year again! Time to put together a team for the 10th Annual Rotary Quiz Bowl. If you enjoy trivia, you will want to be a part of this exciting event. Again this year, proceeds of the Rotary Quiz Bowl will go to Genesis of the YWCA. Genesis is the regional domestic violence shelter serving Rush, Franklin, Wayne, Union and Fayette counties.
The Quiz Bowl will be held on February 9, 2006 in Vivian Auditorium at IU East. Team members are requested to meet a 6:00 p.m. in the IU East Community Room for a review of the rules and the pairing of teams for competition. The quiz bowl begins at 7:00 p.m. Please encourage your family and friends to attend the competition and cheer your team to victory.
The winning team will receive $200 and the runner-up will receive $100 to use as they deem appropriate. However, the real winner will be Genesis of the YWCA. The cost of sponsorship for a team is only $100 and all money raised from sponsorships will go to the Genesis Shelter. The Richmond Rotary Club will cover the expenses for prizes and food.
Each team is permitted to have three members plus a coach and an alternate. Questions will cover history, sports, music and many other topics. Local celebrity quizmasters will pose the questions to the teams. We are looking for teams from businesses, schools and other organizations in the surrounding area.
We hope you will want to form a team and participate in this enjoyable event. The evening is light-hearted and fun for the participants--even if they do not win. Everyone has a great time.
Contact Diana Pappin, 521 Southwest 20th Street, Richmond, IN 47374 to obtain an entry form and then send it, along with your check in the amount of $100 made payable to Richmond Rotary Club. If you have questions contact Diana Pappin at 966-4898 (dpappin@ivytech.edu) or Max Bailey at (MBailey316@insightbb.com), co-chairs of the Rotary Quiz Bowl.
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The Southeast Indiana Trails to Freedom Driving Tour Kicks-off with Three Special Events
INDIANAPOLIS – The research is done, the driving tours have been laid out and on June 30, the celebration of Indiana’s role in the Underground Railroad begins with the first of three kick-off events for the Southeast Indiana Trails to Freedom driving tour. The events will take place at the tour’s three “gateway sites,” Historic Eleutherian College, the Carnegie Center for Art and History and the Levi Coffin State Historic Site.
June 30 – Eleutherian College
The first event will take place at Historic Eleutherian College on Friday, June 30, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The celebration will honor the Underground Railroad conductors that operated in Jefferson County in pre-Civil War period of history.
Kabhir Shareef, an actor from Indianapolis, will present a reenactment of George DeBaptiste, a Black abolitionist and businessman, and his Underground Railroad activities from Georgetown, and African American settlement in Madison, Indiana, out to Eleutherian College in Lancaster, Indiana. DeBaptiste referred to the college as “The New England Settlement who operated a good station.”
Representatives from the state and county levels will give a brief presentation on this project, the college and the restoration efforts happening there. Visitors will also be able to enjoy live music and refreshments during the event.
July 7 – The Carnegie Center for Art and History
The second event will take place at the Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany, Indiana, on Friday, July 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. Grilled hot dogs, lemonade and ice cream will be available, free of charge, throughout the event.
Visitors can listen as storyteller and author, Judith Owens-Lalude presents The Long Walk, an interactive story told in the first- person about a nine-year-old girl, Wednesday, and her Mama who decide to run away from their owner, Master Ben. Representatives from the three gateway sites along with the honorable James Garner, Mayor of New Albany will make a few brief remarks before the “Freedom Ambassadors,” young children from the community, read selected stories from the driving tour booklet that will be available at each of the gateway sites.
Visitors will also enjoy music from the Deep River Songbirds, a men’s gospel quartet.
July 14 – Levi Coffin State Historic Site
The third and final event will take place on July 14 at both the Art Gallery at Indiana University’s East campus in Richmond, Indiana from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Levi Coffin State Historic Site in Fountain City, Indiana, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Visitors can start their evening at the Art Gallery with the opening of “Threads of Strength and Fortitude: Penny Sisto’s Slavery Quilts,” an art exhibit featuring artist Penny Sisto’s Underground Railroad fabric art works. The exhibit will also showcase the work of several local artists the have pieces relating to the Coffin House.
Live music, refreshments and a short program on the Southeast Indiana Trails to Freedom will also be held at the gallery.
Then visitors should head to the Levi Coffin House, which came to be known as the “Grand Central Station” of the Underground Railroad, for candlelight tours of the home from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
For more information about the Southeast Indiana Trails to Freedom driving tour or the Indiana Underground Railroad Coalition, visit www.SoutheastIndianaTrailstoFreedom.com. The Indiana Underground Railroad Initiative is administered through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, (317) 232-1646.
The Indiana Underground Railroad Coalition
Representatives from 15 Indiana counties formed the Indiana Underground Railroad Coalition to draw attention to Indiana’s role in the Underground Railroad, and to develop exhibits and tours highlighting Indiana’s connection to the Underground Railroad. The coalition is currently made up of representatives from Bartholomew, Clark, Decatur, Dearborn, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Rush, Switzerland and Wayne counties.
Sister Cities of Richmond Seeks Host Families
7 students from Unnan-shi, Japan will arrive in Richmond on August 8th as part of the on-going exchange between our two communities.
Activities open to the public will be planned between August 9th - 18th. Families interested in hosting a teenage Japanese student should contact Mandy Blinn at brookma@earlham.edu or 765-983-1883.
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FOUNDATION AWARDS $ 94,957 IN GRANTS
The Wayne County Foundation recently awarded nearly $95,000 in grants to twenty-one local organizations focusing on youth, the arts and historic preservation. These grants were made possible by generous gifts from people who created unrestricted and field-of-interest endowment funds at the Foundation.
Those benefiting from this grant cycle include:
Discovery School (Galileo Charter School). The school received $6,500.00 to assist with the cost of a five-day literacy teaching workshop for area teachers.
*Golay Community Center. The center received $1,800 to help offset the costs of expanding their "Totally Rad" summer program which offers athletic activities, crafts and reading for area youth ages five to 12.
*The Townsend Community Center received $8,000.00 to support their ten week Summer Day Camp Program for children ages five to 13. The program includes sports, arts, field trips, science, math and reading assistance.
*Richmond Parks & Recreation Department received $1,275.00 to assist with cost of expanding its summer programs.
*Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County received $5,650.00 to implement a Teen Initiative Program at their three locations that will address the supportive and social needs of area adolescent youth.
*Girls, Inc. received $6,000.00 to provide Kid-Ability, a child abuse prevention program that focuses on sexual abuse and stranger danger to third graders in area elementary schools.
Youth as Resources received $3,500.00 to support their program that provides grants to young people to develop the skills and knowledge essential to become actively involved in community decision making.
*Birth-To-Five, Inc. received $4,650.00 to host training events for Wayne County childcare providers and parents and to offer the "Book Buddies" program.
Communities In Schools received $3,947.00 to assist in funding Parent Leadership training for Site-Coordinators, Family Resource Coordinators and Parents of elementary, middle and high school students in Wayne County.
Conflict Resolution Center received $4,500.00 to support the expansion of the Youth C-REZ program which helps youth build nonviolent conflict resolution skills, learn anger management and healthy communication and problem solving skills, and interpersonal negotiation tools.
Noah's Ark Day Care Center/Diplomas received $495.00 to purchase a swing set to be used at the new toddler playground for the DIPLOMAS program.
Peer Information Center for Teens received $1,500.00 to purchase 500 topical pamphlets for teens and to purchase materials addressing the delay of sexual activity.
Richmond Community Schools/Civic Hall received $5,000.00 to sponsor the 2006-2007 Proudly Presenting Series which includes the public performances and community outreach and educational activities.
Stage One Youth Theatre at Richmond Civic Theatre received $3,500.00 to assist in implementing their Education and Outreach Theatre Arts program for Wayne County children from preschool through high school. The program will emphasize literacy skills that include reading, writing, speaking, listening and thinking.
Starr-Gennett Foundation received $2,000.00 to fund the design costs of launching an exhibit program using items and reproductions from their collection of artifacts.
Main Street Richmond-Wayne County received $3,750.00 to assist with funding Making Our Resources Educational (M.O.R.E.) art project.
Richmond Civic Theatre received $1,500.00 to be used for production and marketing costs for the 2006-2007 season of Studio 10.
The Richmond Symphony Orchestra received $5,000.00 to support an inaugural performance of "Experience the Symphony" concert on September 15th. This event will be offered to all 7th grade area students to help expand their understanding of music and foster a deeper appreciation of quality, live music.
The Richmond Art Museum received $12,000.00 to fund equipment costs for a film festival which will showcase video art by teens from throughout East Central Indiana and offer prizes to encourage young film makers to pursue the realization of their individual visions on film.
The Wayne County Historical Museum received $7,195.00 to repair existing sidewalks and install stone or brick sidewalks to village buildings, purchase materials for stable fix-up and to finish the security fencing around the back of the Museum.
The Levi Coffin House received $7,195.00 to paint the exterior of the historic home and, if funds remain, to repair or replace the roof on the carriage shed and install a new wooden fence.
The next round of grants awarded by the Foundation will focus on community activities and education. Grant application packets may be picked up at the Foundation offices at 33 South 7th Street in Richmond and are due by August 1st.
Nationally recognized tax strategist to speak in Richmond
Nationally recognized consultant and charitable tax strategist Winton Smith, Jr, will be in Richmond in October to conduct seminars on estate and charitable gift planning techniques. Sponsored by the Wayne County Foundation, the seminars will focus on estate and gift planning and other timely topics of interest surrounding charitable giving.
Smith will present two seminars. One seminar, more technical in nature, is designed to meet the needs of professional advisors such as CPA’s, attorneys, trust officers, insurance professionals and others who assist clients with gift and estate plans. The other will address the nuances of tax-wise giving for individuals.
“You don’t have to be a millionaire to benefit from effective estate and charitable gift planning,” said Steve Borchers, executive director of the Wayne County Foundation. “There are a number of techniques to help many people address their own challenges and opportunities … and we’re pleased to be able to make an expert like Winton available to discuss them.”
Winton Smith, Jr. is a practicing attorney who specializes in estate tax strategies and tax planning, financial development and planned giving for charitable organizations. Smith’s background includes 25 years of practical experience in structuring major gifts. His ability to present the many complex subjects involved in charitable giving in an easy-to-understand manner sets him apart from other lecturers.
The 2-hour seminar for individuals will be held on Thursday, October 12. Hors d’oeuvres will be served beginning at 5:00 pm, with the seminar starting at 5:30 pm. There is no cost for the workshop but reservations are requested.
At this seminar, Smith will cover: how to plan an estate that’s best for the donor and their heirs; how to eliminate the federal estate tax; how to develop a plan that provides maximum benefit for the donor’s charitable interests; and how to make the latest tax law changes work for the donor.
The second seminar, designed for professional advisors, will be held on Friday, October 13. A light breakfast will be served beginning at 8:00 am, with the workshop starting at 8:30 am.
During this two hour workshop, Smith will give a brief overview of the charitable contribution tax strategies and vehicles, discuss charitable contributions that provide an income for the donor, charitable contributions through wills, and gifts of life insurance and pension plan gifts including how the new Pension Protection Act affects giving.
This, too, is a free workshop but reservations are requested and may be made by calling the Wayne County Foundation at 765-962-1638.
City of Richmond Plans Public Meetings for Owner Occupied Rehab Grant
Richmond, IN – The City of Richmond is holding two public meetings on the City’s application to the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority for an owner occupied rehab grant. The meetings are scheduled for:
Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 10:00 AM
Townsend Center
Dethridge Room
855 North 12th Street
Richmond, IN
and
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 4:00 PM
Starr Elementary
Library, Door 4
301 North 19th Street
Richmond, IN
The purpose of the meetings is to inform interested homeowners on how to apply for grant money to make improvements to their house. A few examples are a new roof, new windows, siding, and outside paint. The city hopes to assist at least 20 homeowners.
Homeowners must meet the low-income HUD guidelines at a minimum. Guidelines will be distributed at the two meetings. Homeowners must live in the house to qualify. Rental property is not eligible. Potential city recipients must be included in the grant application.
All information and forms will only be available at the meetings. Homeowners should attend one of the two meetings to receive complete information. Persons who were on lists from previous grants will need to submit new forms and should attend a meeting. Star Development personnel will be available to answer questions and for assistance with the forms. Star Development, Inc, of Cambridge City, has administered the last two OOR grants that the city has received.
For persons unable to attend either meeting, forms will be available, beginning September 21, at the Metropolitan Development office, third floor of the city building. If you have questions, please contact Sharon Palmer at 765-983-7222 or Star Development at 765-478-6512.
Richmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Awards First Ever “ONE Great Community Salute!”
“ONE Great Community Salutes” is a new Chamber program designed to recognize people who do positive things to improve the quality of life in our community.
The first ever recipient of the Chamber of Commerce ONE Great Community Salute is Jo Abney of MCL Cafeteria. Jo has been a hostess at the restaurant for 14-years and says she’s “just plain old Jo.”
Her customers and her employers would disagree. Anyone who’s been to MCL more than once will likely know Jo. She’ll be the one taking care of things in the dining room. She keeps track of her customers even if sometimes it’s only by first name and their usual drink order. Jo says, “I want to be sure to take care of the people that come to the restaurant. I’ve connected to so many people and made so many friends over the years.” She enjoys participating in celebrations and mourns when one of her patrons passes away. MCL management says the thing that sets Jo apart is she not only takes care of the needs of her customers while they’re in the store, but she gets to know them and keeps in touch outside the store. She’s visited the hospital and keeps tabs on their families. She even has a special birthday song that she sings for people and gets many requests.
Jo says she borrowed the song from a television personality in Ohio several years ago.
So today is your birthday. That’s what I’ve been told.
What a wonderful birthday. You’re one more year old.
On the cake there’ll be candles all lighted for you.
And the whole world is singing Happy Birthday to You!
Jo especially loves the kids and tells the story of little Preston who called her by name from the time he was 18 months old. One day, at age 4, she kissed him on the cheek and he wiped it off and wiped across his shirt. She asked him why and he explained that he had wiped it off his face and put it on his heart.
Jo is a Richmond native and is proud of each of her 63 years in the community. She has two sons and was married to her husband, the late Ralph Abney, for 35 years.
Jo has enjoyed working at MCL and is quick to point out that there are other employees who have been at the cafeteria longer than she. Most people know that MCL is a cafeteria-style restaurant, but they also do banquet and catering services with meeting rooms available in the restaurant. In the last couple of years, MCL has also featured seasonal menu items with products from Indiana growers such as corn on the cob, tomatoes, melons and blueberries. Most of the items on their menu are homemade. MCL is open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Jo gets Monday and Thursday off.
Jo swears she was a shy backward kid all through high school, but now describes herself as a loud mouth. But it’s Jo’s extra service and caring that make her a great choice for the first recipient of the Chamber of Commerce ONE Great Community salute.
The Chamber plans to select an award recipient monthly and will be honoring the recipients in different ways throughout the month. The Chamber is asking for nominations from the community.
Nomination forms are available at the Chamber Office, local radio stations, the Palladium Item and on line at www.rwchamber.org.
Cope Environmental Center Offers Workshop on ‘Green’ Building Techniques”
Cope Environmental Center will offer a Green Building Workshop for homeowners and contractors on August 12, 2006 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Thanks to the support of sponsors, RP&L and Cinergy Foundation, we are now able to offer this program for only $85.00 for the full day workshop which includes light breakfast refreshments and lunch. Space is limited. Please pre-register by Wednesday, August 9, by calling 765-855-3188 or by emailing s.hays@copeenvironmental.org.
This Green Building Workshop will focus on straw bale construction, structural insulated panels (SIPs), insulated concrete forms (ICFs), passive solar rooms, and using recycled and reused building materials. Guest speakers include John Zakelj who has built a straw bale structure and Mark Meinhart of Fischer SIPs. Phil Seybold, Cope Environmental Center Sustainability Educator, will discuss and demonstrate ICFs, passive solar rooms, and using recycled and reused materials when building and remodeling. Participants will have the opportunity for hands-on experiences with the different materials featured in the workshop.
“CEC sustainability workshops offer easy and practical solutions for anyone wanting to improve the energy efficiency of the their home or business” - Harry Phillips, Energy Services Director of Richmond Power and Light—a sponsor of the Stewardship Programs at Cope Environmental Center.
$100,000 Legacy Gift by Former Director
The Richmond Art Museum is pleased to announce a major legacy gift of $100,000 given by former executive director, Marcia G. Lemon. The legacy gift was given to endow the education chair position to promote arts education. A strong arts advocate and creator of “Art Is..”, Marcia Lemon has always supported the need for art in the lives of our children.
Her gift placed the museum’s endowment over the one million dollar mark, helping secure the future of this important cultural institution.
Through her gift, the museum will be able to maintain a part-time educator position to develop and implement new educational programs at the museum. Specifically, the museum will have a liaison for arts in public education, to help serve the needs of our community and foster the growth of art.
The museum will partner with the local and regional school systems to supplement education curricula in the schools via on-site arts and cultural history programs and outreach series.
Marcia Lemon served as director from 1977 through 1981. During her tenure she started the endowment fund, created the hands-on, multi-cultural program “Art Is..”, and published the first permanent collection catalogue.
The museum is truly blessed to have a charitable leader and passionate art friend such as Marcia Lemon. This gift is the most comprehensive way of supporting the museum: making connections with the community, supporting public programs and events, and much more.
RAM relies on private support to build its collections and meet the cost of its diverse programs. If you are interested in making a donation to RAM, please contact the museum for more information. Gifts to RAM are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law.
MUSEUM HOURS: The Richmond Art Museum is open Tuesday—Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Closed Mondays, Saturdays and major holidays.
INFORMATION: Admission is Free. For further information visit the web site at http://www.richmondartmuseum.org or call (765) 966-0256.