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Portsmouth Museums Foundation Board

President Mrs. Patricia Boyce Halstead

Vice President

Mr. Peter J. Schleck

Secretary

Mrs. Christine D. N. Piersall

Treasurer

Mr. Richard E. H. Wentz

Executive Director

Mrs. Martha Frances Fortson

Members

Mrs. Bett Cornetta *RADM William J. Ecker USCG (Ret)

Mrs. Johnnie Fleming *Mr. Herbert A. Haneman, Jr.

*Mr. Robert W. Harrell, Jr. Mr. William S. Hargroves

Mr. H. Alexander Johnson

Mrs. Stephanie Moreland Mr. Daniel Peterson

*Mr. James A. Resolute, Sr. *Mrs. Zelma Rivin

*Mr. Philip M. Rudisill Mrs. Tara F. Saunders

Mrs. Anne Scribner *Mrs. Sandra Sher

Mrs. Linda Spindel

Mrs. Betty St. George *Capt. George E. Watkins

Mrs. Lelia Graham Webb Mrs. Michelle Wren *Advisory Member

Need a Gift? A painting?

Jewelry?

Attend Seawall Art Show

The 41st Annual Seawall Art Show HAS the answer for all your gift

needs! Gift certificates to honor any special occasion are currently

available from any member of the Seawall Art Show Committee

and the Portsmouth Museums Foundation Office, 521 Middle

Street, next door to the NEW Children’s Museum of Virginia.

These gift certificate/purchase awards may be obtained in any

amount ($10 or more). Certificate redemption will be available only

at the art show, August 27-28, at High Street Landing.

You will be able to fill all your gift needs with these certificates.

What a wonderful way to honor someone special. Remember, every

item at the show will be original and handmade! Phone 393-8983,

ext. 25 for more information.

The Children’s Museum of Virginia encourages imagination, questioning and a lifelong love of

learning providing fun and dynamic interactive educational exhibits, activities and programs.

PORTSMOUTH MUSEUMS FOUNDATION SUMMER 2011

NEWS

521 Middle Street

Portsmouth, VA 23704

The Doors of Imagination are now Open

The Portsmouth Museums Foundation thanks all of our donors for

helping to make our dream become a reality! On May 16 we held a donor

reception to honor all of our contributors who were so generous to our

capital project. Some 175 people toured and enjoyed the splendor of our

new facility.

Our NEW Children’s Museum of Virginia officially reopened on May 26th

following a nineteen month renovation and expansion project. We are so

proud of our new facility and want to share it with all of Hampton Roads

and beyond. We are off to a great start with over 67,000 visitors in

June and July alone. Our single best day occurred on July 23rd with

2,075 visitors.

Heart of the Harbor, our “hometown” cookbook

has been a great fundraiser for the Portsmouth

Museums Foundation. Proceeds from the sales

benefited the renovation and expansion of the

Children’s Museum of Virginia and other museum

projects. Please see our website for retail sales

locations, phone the office at 393-8983 or visit

the cookbook table at Seawall Art Show.

FUNDRAISERS 2011

During 2011 Portsmouth

M u s e u m s F o u n d a t i o n

fundraisers included the

Elizabeth River Run and the Create A Tile project for the

Birthday Party Rooms in the

Children’s Museum of Virginia.

The Elizabeth River Run raised

$9250 and $5916 from the

tile project.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS

$500,000 and above Mrs. Mildred S. Lancaster

$350,000 and above Beazley Foundation

$350,000 and above Roy Charles Foundation

TowneBank Foundation

The Estate of Ernestine Renn Boyce

$200,000 and above Hampton Roads Community Foundation

$100,000 and above Retail Alliance Charitable Giving Fund

Mary Morton Parsons Foundation

The Virginian-Pilot/Landmark Communications

Foundation

Virginia Port Authority

$70,000 and above

Dominion Foundation

The Cabell Foundation

Portsmouth General Hospital Foundation

$50,000 and above

Western Branch Diesel

$25,000 and above

APM Terminals

BB&T

Elizabeth River Run Proceeds

Marietta McNeill Morgan & Samuel Tate Morgan, Jr.

Foundation

CSX

Maersk Line, Limited

Portsmouth Service League

Mr. A. K. Scribner, Jr.

The Southeast Virginia Community Foundation

Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation

Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.

$20,000 and above Portsmouth Partnership Foundation

W. F. Magann Corporation

Sales Systems, Ltd.

$10,000 and abov

Bank of America

Dr. Maria Bobroff

Brown & Brown Insurance

Colonna’s Shipyard

Farm Fresh

Helen G. Gifford Foundation

McAllister Towing

S. L. Nausbaum Realty Company

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

Alison J. and Ella W. Parsons Foundation

SunTrust Mid-Atlantic Foundation

Tidewater Children’s Foundation

$5,000 and above American Patriot Self-Storage

Anonymous

Catering Concepts

Mr. & Mrs. E. Saunders Early

Frogland Farms

Galliford-Mulard Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. William G. Harshaw

In Honor of Ida Kay Jordan

The Pruden Foundation

In Memory of Irma Ayers by Ann D. Reed

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Rivin

Rotary Club of Churchland

Mr. & Mrs. John R. St. George

Dr. & Mrs. H. Dale Sponaugle

Mrs. Mildred Van Dyck

Captain & Mrs. George E. Watkins

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Wren, Sr.

$2,500 - $4,999 Barr Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Byers

City of Portsmouth – Mayor’s Ball

Cdr. & Mrs. Malcolm Fortson

Mr. & Mrs. S. Earl Griffin

Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Portsmouth

Division

Hecht’s May Company Employee Fund

Dr. Gladstone Hill Memorials

Mr. Jay Nelms, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. J. Ovid Keene

Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Rudisill

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Schleck

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Sher

Trinity Episcopal Children’s Christmas Shop

Mr. & Mrs. Jay M. Weinberg

Mr. Richard E. H. Wentz

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Wren, Jr.

$1,000 - $2,499 AMERIGROUP Charitable Foundation

Mrs. Alice Pettus Ash

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Brenner

Churchland Kiwanis Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Campbell

Mr. & Mrs. Brad Cherry

Estate of Martha Boone

Frogland Farms

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Gartman

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Halstead, Jr.

Hampton Roads Shipping Agency

Mr. William S. Hargroves

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Harrell

Mrs. Harriet Heath

Jr. Virginia Beach Garden Club

Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Kirby

Kiwanis Foundation of Portsmouth

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Leon

Mrs. Connie Magann

Mr. & Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor, III

Dr. & Mrs. Michael Moreland

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Morgan

Sis Nash Memorial Fund

Norfolk Sunrise Rotary Club

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Oast

Ms. Nancy S. Perry

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Perry

Portsmouth Convention & Visitors Bureau

Portsmouth Invitational Tournament Foundation

Rotary Club of Hampton Roads

Rotary Club of Portsmouth

Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Sasser

The Rotary Club of Suffolk

Seawall Art Show

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Seward

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Strattner

Mr. Lewis Thomas

Mr. & Mrs. George Randolph Webb, Jr.

Williams Mullen

Lewis & Minta Wood Charitable Foundation

Honorable Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr.

$500 - $999 Miss Grace M. Armistead

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Ayers, III

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Blachman

Miss Millicent Anne Carney

Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cohen

Mr. & Mrs. Don Comer

Dr. & Mrs. James V. Cornetta

Martha Ann Creecy for Mayor Campaign

Ms. B. Anne Davis

Dr. O.P. Delcambre

$500—$999 Mrs. Linda Lamm English

Mr. Benn Griffin

Dr. & Mrs. Harold P. Heafner, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hoddinott

Mr. H. Alexander Johnson

Dr. John Joyce

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond S. Joseph

Merrimac Kiwanis Foundation

Perry and Bunny Morgan Fund

PAPCO, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Peck

Mr. & Mrs. Von L. Piersall, III

PFD-Firefighters Credit Union, Inc.

Prentis Park Reunion Committee

Primrose School Chesapeake

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Resolute, Sr.

Mrs. Susan Robertson

Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Sapiro

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Saunders

Segaloff Family Philanthropic Fund (UJCVAP)

In honor of Norman Sher

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Spindel

Tidewater Officers’ Spouses’ Association

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Weiss

Dr. & Mrs. Ben E. Wiggins, Jr.

In-Kind Giving Advanced Design Fabrication Corporation

Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Freeman

KC’s of Portsmouth

Kool Smiles

Ogg Stoneworks

Olde Towne Business Association

Vista Graphics

BEAZLEY

FOUNDATION GIFT

The Beazley Foundation has graciously

given an additional $150,000 for the

Beazley Planetarium. This contribution

is in addition to their gift of

$200,000 for the capital campaign.

Plans for the Planetarium opening are

set for late September

Seats for the Planetarium may be

purchased for $400. Each donor for

the seats will be listed on a

permanent sign located outside of the

Planetarium.

Please make any

contributions payable to

Portsmouth Museums

Foundation, Inc.

or log on to www.childrensmuseumva.com

The Portsmouth Museums

Foundation will host their

8th Gala on September 24th.

This event will serve as a

celebration of the opening of

our NEW Children’s Museum

of Virginia. Cocktails will be

served on the 1st floor,

among exhibits including the

Working Port, Lancaster Toy

& Train Exhibit, From Farm to Foodmart, Sounds

Around, Safety Zone and Pets and Vets. The 2nd

floor will be transformed into a gourmet dining

experience as dinner is served amid the Cre-Art-ivity

and Dr. Forces exhibits.

This fun-packed evening will progress to the

Courthouse Galleries following dinner for dessert,

dancing and auction. The Portsmouth Museums

Foundation Gala has been highlighted as the “Best

Party in Portsmouth” and we maintain our reputation

for hosting this great event.

So save the date for... The Best Party Ever

at The Best Place Ever

for The Best People Ever

(For more information phone 393-8983, ext. 13)

Photos courtesy of Skip Novak

Portsmouth Museums Foundation

Invites you to The Eighth Portsmouth

Museums Gala

September 24, 2011 “Opening the Doors to Our New

World”

6 o’clock Cocktails and Dinner at The

Children’s Museum of Virginia

Dessert, Dancing & Silent Auction at

The Courthouse Galleries

Tux &

Tennies

Returns

2011 Gala Celebrates

Opening of our NEW

Children’s Museum

of Virginia

The Portsmouth

Museums Foundation

Fund for the

Children’s Museum

was established at

t h e N o r f o l k

Foundation on July

28, 2009. All gifts

t o w a r d t h e

endowment will be

matched dollar for

dollar by the Batten

Educational Fund.

This fund will provide

ongoing support to the Children’s Museum of Virginia

and is in addition to the $1,000,000 gift from the

Batten Endowment Challenge.

This match has become a priority for our board

members. An Endowment for this wonderful facility is

part of our legacy to the City of Portsmouth and all of

Hampton Roads.

Tile Project Decorates

Birthday Party Rooms

Beginning in August of 2010 Portsmouth Museums

Foundation introduced the “Create A Tile” project which

raised almost $6,000 for our NEW Children’s Museum of

Virginia. Children and adults from Hampton Roads and

beyond completed personal tiles which were fired by

Color Me Mine and installed by Ellenor Tile & Marble,

making a stunning display in our Birthday Party Rooms.

Mosaic Tile Company provided the supplies and travertine

border. These rooms are now available for birthday

parties. Phone 757-393-8983 for details.