Children's Museum plans on track
A new museum designed for youngsters is taking shape in Akron and should be open on schedule.
The facility is the dream of parents Betsy and Ryan Hartschuh, who decided the city would benefit from having a children's museum. Apparently, many other Akron residents agree, as support for the venture has grown substantially and construction is ongoing.
Enthusiasm for the venture is also indicated by the success of a crowdfunding campaign. Supporters launched a matching fundraising effort on Crowdrise.com, initially setting $30,000 as their goal. They raised that in two weeks, and reset the goal to $45,000. As of August 24, they had garnered more than $39,000.
In addition, the Maynard Family Foundation, based in Akron, offered a matching pledge of $10,000. Phil Maynard said that when he was younger, he remembers visiting a similar museum in Boston, and having a wonderful time. He believes having such a museum in Akron will be a great asset to the city, as well as bringing joy to children and their parents.
The Akron Children's Museum is meant for kids 12 and under, and is being built downtown, at the O'Neil's parking deck, located at Lock 3. The space is owned by the city, and the museum will open this fall.
Facilities like these can benefit from working with flyer printing companies, which can create mailing materials describing such efforts in depth.
The facility is the dream of parents Betsy and Ryan Hartschuh, who decided the city would benefit from having a children's museum. Apparently, many other Akron residents agree, as support for the venture has grown substantially and construction is ongoing.
Enthusiasm for the venture is also indicated by the success of a crowdfunding campaign. Supporters launched a matching fundraising effort on Crowdrise.com, initially setting $30,000 as their goal. They raised that in two weeks, and reset the goal to $45,000. As of August 24, they had garnered more than $39,000.
In addition, the Maynard Family Foundation, based in Akron, offered a matching pledge of $10,000. Phil Maynard said that when he was younger, he remembers visiting a similar museum in Boston, and having a wonderful time. He believes having such a museum in Akron will be a great asset to the city, as well as bringing joy to children and their parents.
The Akron Children's Museum is meant for kids 12 and under, and is being built downtown, at the O'Neil's parking deck, located at Lock 3. The space is owned by the city, and the museum will open this fall.
Facilities like these can benefit from working with flyer printing companies, which can create mailing materials describing such efforts in depth.