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Great Bend Museum says Save the Sayre Cabin campaign has raised about $58,000
Summary
A museum representative told the council the Save the Sayre Cabin restoration campaign has raised approximately $58,000 through grants and donations, including $1,000 from the Jackson County Historical Society and an anonymous $2,500 gift; new gallery flooring has been ordered and a WV Humanities Council grant funded a recent exhibit.
A representative of the Great Bend Museum reported to the council that the Save the Sayre Cabin restoration campaign has raised approximately $58,000 through grants and community donations.
"I am pleased to report that the Save the Sayre Cabin campaign continues to make tremendous progress. Through a combination of grants and community donations, we have now raised approximately $58,000 toward the restoration project," the museum representative said in the written report included in the packet. The report thanked the Jackson County Historical Society for a $1,000 donation and noted an anonymous $2,500 gift in memory of Greg Webb.
The report also said the museum completed final paperwork for a WV Humanities Council grant that brought the 'Behind Clara's Lens' exhibit to the museum; new gallery flooring has been ordered and security cameras were installed at the Sayre Cabin. The transcript records the museum report as part of the council packet; no motion or vote occurred on museum funding during the special meeting.
