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CITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL BOARD HONORS CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND!
Richmond, VA (December 6, 2007) – The Children’s Museum of Richmond was recognized as an outstanding community partner by the City of Richmond School Board at its December 3 meeting.
This award recognizes the Children’s Museum for making educational programs possible for Richmond Public School’s (RPS) early elementary school students. Specifically, Deborah Jewell-Sherman, superintendent of Richmond Public Schools, noted that the museum had offered their school children important educational opportunities such as the A.G. Edwards Pennywise Kids Program, which brought 800 RPS first graders to the museum for three visits focused on economic education. She also noted the new program planned for this year with support from the Genworth Foundation, which will introduce RPS children to the multi-cultural richness of the Richmond community.
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BLOOMINGDALE’S WINDOW DISPLAYS ARRIVE AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND!
This season, the Children’s Museum of Richmond is adding another dash of holiday magic to its seasonal lineup. Window displays from Bloomingdale’s flagship store on Lexington Avenue in New York City will now entertain families as they wait in line for Legendary Santa. The displays will be open to the public beginning Friday, November 23, 2007 when Legendary Santa comes down the chimney!
Elaborate window displays have been a New York holiday tradition since the early 1930s and the annual unveiling of the Bloomingdale’s windows is eagerly awaited by many New Yorkers. The recently acquired displays have a vintage look, but first appeared at Bloomingdale’s in 2003. In one vignette, a family gathers in a Victorian living room to trim the tree and sing carols. In another, a couple races across a snowy landscape in a horse-drawn sleigh. Figures are ¾ life-size, and each vignette is displayed inside a sparking red and gold frame.
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FIRST CENTRAL VIRGINIA HEART GALLERY TO DEBUT AT CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND
The Central Virginia Heart Gallery Committee announced the launch of the region’s first Heart Gallery, a traveling portrait exhibit featuring area children available for adoption.
The exhibit, featuring the artistic talents of local photographers, will debut at the Children’s Museum of Richmond September 19 through November 15, and move to other venues throughout the region over the next year.
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CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND ANNOUNCES NEW CEO AND RECORD BREAKING YEAR!
The Board of Trustees of the Children’s Museum of Richmond announced today that Karen Coltrane will become the museum’s president and CEO, replacing Randy Wyckoff, who is retiring after nearly four years in the position. In addition, the museum is also celebrating record levels of attendance, admission revenue, membership sales and donations to its scholarship fund.
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CLEARWIRE WIRELESS BROADBAND LAUNCHES SERVICE IN RICHMOND AND SPONSORS 1,000 AREA SCHOOL CHILDREN TO TAKE PART IN WRITING FIELD TRIPS AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM!
“Clearwire is changing the way Richmond residents and businesses connect online and with one another. We are offering the best of all worlds – a simple connection process coupled with exceptional customer service and portability,” said Timothy Payne, Clearwire’s general manger for Richmond.
The company also announced a new partnership with the Children’s Museum of Richmond, which includes the donation of 25 laptops with Clearwire service to create Write On!, a new computer-based field trip program at the museum designed to inspire elementary school writers to explore creative writing and to inform them about identifying reliable sources on the Internet in a safe and protected manner. Clearwire is also proud to sponsor 1,000 Richmond school children who will get the opportunity to experience the museum’s newest field trip program at no cost.
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