YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE OH WOW!

YOU WILL LOVE our new location - the historic McCrory’s Department Store on Central Square in downtown Youngstown! Tours are available right now by calling me at 330-744-5914 or by emailing me at director@ohwowkids.org! Be prepared - there is no running water and no functional bathroom in the space. No big deal, though – I can hook you up with the cleanest bathrooms in downtown!

During your tour, YOU WILL LOVE seeing how our permanent exhibit collection, which is valued at $500,000, will fit in our new location! Exhibit committee members have been working hard to ensure that the exhibits they select are the best they can be! Please join me in thanking Dr. Martin Abraham, Holly Burnett-Hanley, Ronald Cornell Faniro, Jeanette Garvey, Josephine Nolfi, Frank Rulli, Bruce Sherman, and Janet Williams.

We are gratified by the community’s support of our mission, and are confident that we can continue to exceed expectations – we have raised $1.2 million toward our “Science Makes Cents” campaign goal of $1.9 million.

We will be the premier STEM-based HANDS-ON, interactive children’s museum in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, and you can continue to be part of our success! Your investment will help us achieve our mission: to foster independent thinking and the promotion of excellence in academic performance. Investment opportunities include
 purchasing a 12-month annual membership, which will become effective on the date we open in the Fall of 2010:
o Single (1 child and 1 adult) @ $35
o Family (2 children and 2 adults) @ $50
o Extended Family (Includes extended family members) @ $100
o Reciprocal @ $150
 becoming a “Sponsor” for a day, week, month or season, the benefits of which include free passes and recognition at the Center and on our website:
o Day Sponsor @ $300 – Pick the date___________
o Week Sponsor @ $1500 – Pick the week_Sunday to Saturday
o Month Sponsor @ $5000 – Pick the month/year _____________
o Seasonal Sponsor @ $10,000 – Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
 purchasing the naming rights to a WOW! Zone or an individual exhibit.   Please contact me to see a list of available opportunities. These investments can be made as a one-time gift or a multi-year pledge.
While no investment is too small, investors contributing $3,000 or more will be recognized on our permanent “Investors’ Recognition Wall” located at the entrance of our new facility.

Thank you for all of your kind words of encouragement - knowing you support our mission makes my job such a joy!! 
Suzanne Barbati
Executive Director