HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/04/2011Council Work Session
April 4, 2011
4:05p.m.
Council Chambers
Roll Ca11.
Approval of Agenda, as proposed or amended.
1. Presentation by Grout Museum
ADJOURNMENT
Suzy Schares
City Clerk
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SUZY SCHARES
From: Carolyn Cole [Carolyn.Cole@vgm.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 12:13 PM
To: SUZY SCHARES; MAYOR CLARK
Subject: FW: Statement of Support for the Grout Museum District
For the record
From: Jane Ryan [mailto:jane.ryan@gmdistrict.org]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:55 AM
To: Carolyn Cole
Subject: Statement of Support for the Grout Museum District
Dear Ms. Cole,
I would like to take this opportunity to let you know that I support the Grout Museum District and feel
that it should receive substantial regular support from the hotel/motel tax. The Grout Museum provides
unique cultural opportunities for our community and serves its citizens in a host of other ways:
• The Grout Museum District is the unofficial repository of local history, known as the "go to"
place for historical information.
• The Grout Museum District is the steward of
o 100,000 artifacts
o 20,000 archives
o 1,000 video interviews
• The Grout Museum District served 79,000 visitors in FY2010
o From 27 states plus 5 foreign countries
o 250 volunteers worked 3,100 hours in FY2010
• The Grout Museum District provides educational programming
o 1,200 third graders attend award -winning week-long Museum School each year
o 3,000 children from 17 Iowa counties participated in field trips
o 4,000 children attended youth programs
o 13,000 children in 17 counties served through outreach
• The Grout Museum District serves the tourism industry
o 87 Group tours booked in FY2010, a 35% increase from FY2009
o 3,000 group tour visitors from 35 counties and 8 states
Thank you,
Jane Ryan
Education Assistant/Planetarium Director
Grout Museum District
503 South Street
Waterloo, IA 50701
Work 319-234-6357
Cell 319-215-8422
4/5/2011
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Jane Ryan
Education Assistant/Planetarium Director
Grout Museum District
503 South Street
Waterloo, IA 50701
Work 319-234-6357
Cell 319-215-8422
4/5/2011