Looking for a last-minute gift idea for the history buff on your list? You may want to consider making a donation to the North Vancouver museum on his or her behalf.
The fundraising campaign for a new North Vancouver Museum and Archives at the Shipyards in Lower Lonsdale has until Dec. 31 to reach their goal of raising $5 million.
If that target is reached by the last day of December the City of North Van has agreed to match all non-municipal cash contributions up to $5 million.
Campaign chairman Don Evans said last week the group was 80 per cent of the way to reaching its goal with three weeks remaining until the deadline. “It’s really gaining some momentum at the moment,” he said.
“It’s a very competitive market out there, but the new museum at The Shipyards is a very unique opportunity … so it commands a lot of attention and interest.”
Evans said the group’s online fundraising campaign is ratcheting up this month as they approach the finish line. “So this the part where we’re getting a lot of people on board with this as the year comes towards an end.”
As well as the major donor portion of the fundraising effort, there’s also a public campaign with a target of raising $100,000.
While campaign organizers would be overjoyed to receive an early Christmas present from an individual donor or business that would take them over the top, every contribution, big or small, towards the goal counts.
The new museum at The Shipyards is planned as an interactive cultural history museum that would be located inside the Pipe Shop at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue. At the new location, the museum would nearly triple its square footage and be able to deliver expanded programs and exhibits.
For details or to make a donation, visit nvma.ca.
