Holiday Challenge

 

2024 FÂ鶹ԭ´´MN Holiday Challenge Results

 
Thanks to an exciting $10,000 Challenge from the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North, all gifts to the museum’s Annual Fund during the 2024 holiday season were matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The community responded with $27,915 in collective gifts. The result is $37,915 to support the museum’s most immediate needs. Thank you to our inspiring community of supporters! 
 

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Thank you to FÂ鶹ԭ´´MN for the 2023 Holiday Challenge!

Group of people in a conference room, some standing and some sitting. A banner to the left of the group reads "Friends of the Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North."

Back Row: (L to R) Richard Glenn, Vera Lincoln, Linda Witt, Dave Norton, Tim Doran, Mary Binkley, Roger Burggraf, DeLois Burggraf, Wendy Ward
Front Row: (L to R) Ron Inouye, Dori Olsen, Charles Brower, Janet Brower

What an exciting holiday giving season! The Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North offered a matching challenge over the 2023 winter holiday season. The Friends matched gifts to the Annual Fund, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The response from the community was incredibly generous, with a collective $23,812 donated during the challenge. Thanks to the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN and the community, $33,812 was raised for the museum's most immediate needs during the 2023 Friends Holiday Challenge.

 

2022 FÂ鶹ԭ´´MN Holiday Challenge Success

The Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North hosted a $10,000 matching challenge over the 2022 winter holiday season. All gifts to the Annual Fund were matched, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The community gave a collective $13,685 during the challenge. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN and the community, $23,685 was raised for the museum's most immediate needs. We are thrilled!

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An Outstanding 2021 FÂ鶹ԭ´´MN Holiday Challenge

Thanks to an incredible $10,000 Challenge from the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North, all gifts to the museum’s Annual Fund during December 2021 were matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The community answered the challenge with $17,568 in collective gifts. The result is $27,568 to support the museum’s Annual Fund, the source of critical funding for the museum’s most immediate needs. Thank you, Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN!

 

 

Successful 2020 FÂ鶹ԭ´´MN Holiday Challenge

The Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North, led by Ron Inouye, challenged the community with a $5,000 matching grant to the museum over the 2020 winter holiday season.  The community responded by donating a collective $17,425 during the challenge.  Thanks to the generous support of the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN and the community, $22,425 was raised for the museum's most immediate needs.  This marks the fifth year in a row for a challenge from Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN.

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Report on 2019 FÂ鶹ԭ´´MN Holiday Challenge

Two people stand in front of a dinosaur sculpture. One is handing a check to the other.
Left: Betsy Sturm, representing Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN, presents a $5,000 check to Â鶹ԭ´´MN Museum Director Pat Druckenmiller for the 2019 Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN Challenge Grant.

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Right: Ron Inouye (r-top) and Betsy Sturm (r-bottom) present a second $5,000 check to Â鶹ԭ´´MN Museum Director Pat Druckenmiller.

An exciting update:

Thanks to the generosity of many Fairbanks and Interior residents, Museum Director Pat Druckenmiller received a second $5,000 check from the successful community match challenge grant offered by the Friends of the Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North Ron Inouye and Betsy Sturm.

The Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North, led by Ron Inouye, challenged the community with a $5,000 matching grant to the museum over the 2019 winter holiday season.  The community responded by donating a collective $26,490 during the challenge.  Thanks to the generous support of the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN and the community, $31,490 was raised for the museum's most immediate needs.  This marks the fourth year in a row for a challenge from Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN.

 

 

Report on 2018 FÂ鶹ԭ´´MN Holiday Challenge

The Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North, led by Ron Inouye, challenged the community with a $10,000 matching grant to the museum over the 2018 winter holiday season.  The community responded by donating a collective $21,226 during the challenge.  Thanks to the generous support of the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN and the community, $31,226 was raised for the museum's most immediate needs.  This marks the third year in a row for a challenge from Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN.

Two people hold a giant check made out to the Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North. Three other people look on.

Thanks to the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´MN. Pictured from left are members Mary Binkley, Donna Dinsmore, Museum Director Pat Druckenmiller, Roger Burggraf, and Don Gray.

 

 

Report on 2017 FÂ鶹ԭ´´MN Holiday Challenge

For the second year in a row, the Friends of Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North, led by Ron Inouye, challenged the community to match their $20,000 gift to the museum by making donations before December 31, 2017.  The community responded to their challenge by donating just over $22,000 to the museum during the challenge period.  We thank the generous support from the Friends of the Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North for leveraging their gift!  The total raised during the museum's 2017 holiday fund drive was a combined $42,000.

 

PS: Are you of the age where you must take an annual mandatory distribution from an IRA account? If so, please consider supporting the Â鶹ԭ´´ Museum of the North’s Annual Fund by making a tax deductible donation directly from your retirement – it’s surprisingly easy to do! For more information, please contact Harry Need, Â鶹ԭ´´ Foundation Senior Director of Philanthropic Services at hwneed@alaska.edu or 907-786-4840.