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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Museum Of Science And History Advisory Committee - 12/06/2001 fir MINUTES Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History '• Advisory Committee Meeting DEC aui a1 December 6, 2001 •.iia F f J !✓ m l yJ The Museum Advisory Committee met in the Museum at Noon on Thursday,Waiyember 1, 2001. `5°. Members Present: Hank Brennecke, Art Howerton, Kathy Heymann,Joe Marti4;hat Bacal�z\`' Clements, Lynda Falconer, and Alex Sadovski. ,,t Sttt gt Upon motion by Kathy Heymann and seconded by Art Howerton the minutes of the December 6, 2001 meeting were unanimously approved. Upon motion by Art Howerton and seconded by Kathy Heymann, the absences of Pat Bacak-Clements, Hank Brennecke,Kathy Heymann, and Joe Martinez were excused for good cause. Business: a. Upon motion by Kathy Heymann and seconded by Pat Bacak-Clements,the Committee unanimously approved the waiver of rental fees for the use of the Museum for the Whataburger Cactus Bowl event. Although the Cactus Bowl is a fund raising event,the event at the Museum is not specifically for that purpose. The Committee also discussed the possibility of participating in Buccaneer Days. If there is an accompanying fund raising event, it would be sponsored by the Friends for the benefit of the ships. b. The St. Nicholas Night event on December 4'h drew over 500 participants About one third were associated with the musical groups performing from Carroll High School. The event for next year will be smaller and will target members. A community open house is under consideration for a Sunday in December,but it will be held separately. More members events are needed to sustain a strong membership base. The schedule for the Winter Lecture Series (January-March)was distributed., This is an annual effort targeting adult audiences providing topics of local interest. Attendance and revenue continue to be up over the same period last year largely due to the reopening of the Columbus ships. The monthly report for November indicates that the ships are paying their own way and monthly attendance was up 40% c. There was a discussion of Museum development activities including - publication by the Friends of the 2002 McGregor calendar which is designed to stimulate annual giving to the Museum -restoration of one of the Shoop's Grill murals (viewed after the meeting)which was restored by the Friends. Attempts to raise money for the other three murak was no successful. The murals hang in the Ortiz Center at the Port of Corpus Christi. - a grant was submitted to the Coastal Impact Assistance Program by the Odyssey coalition to help fund the exhibits - The Coastal Bend Community Foundation granted the Friends$5,000 to support the Corpus Christi sequicentennial exhibit planned to open in September,2002 -the Coastal Bend Community Foundation granted the Friends$4,000 to support the haul-out and bottom job for Nina. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. SCANNED