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Unique Gifts that Leave a Legacy on Giving Tuesday, and Every Day
As you plan for Giving Tuesday on November 30, 2021, check out five ways to give below while checking off your gift-buying list. Bonus: Make a Gift - Make an Impact. Starting this year, you are now able to itemize up to $600 for charitable donations to qualified 501(c)3 non-profit organizations like the Sloan Museum or Longway Planetarium (memberships are not tax deductible). Even if you don't normally itemize, this is a clever way to save up to $600 off your taxes while giving a gift in a loved one's name.
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1. Personalized, engraved bricks at the new Sloan Museum Walkway
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| An engraved walkway brick honoring a loved one or a local business will welcome visitors to the new Sloan Museum of Discovery (opening July 2022). This is the perfect gift for someone who has a love of Flint, science and history. It's also a way to help us with our mission to continue engaging communities on a learning journey in history and science. The personalized bricks come in three sizes with a customized message. .
To order your gift and check Giving Tuesdays off your to-do list, click here for more details and an order form, or email Theresa Fitzpatrick at tfitzpatrick@sloanlongway.org. |
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2. Adopt a collectible museum car and honor a vintage car lover.
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| Do you know a hard-to-buy-for car guy? Is your mom a vintage car enthusiast? Adopt a historic museum car at a discounted price at the Courtland location and we'll install a plaque with their name on it through May 15, 2022. All Adopt-A-Car sponsorship funds directly benefit the care and preservation of Sloan Museum's historic collection. Adopt-A-Car today! Click here for a list of museum cars, then click on the car you want to adopt, or email Lauralyn McIntosh at LMcIntosh@sloanlongway.org for more details. |
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| 3. Discounted membership for a science or history buff in your life |
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| A membership* to the Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium is the perfect way to give the gift of science, history and education while contributing to ongoing exhibits and activities. Members receive perks like discounts on facility rentals, gift shop purchases and classes. Members are also eligible for free or discounted admission at over 350 ASTC science centers worldwide when traveling outside of our local area. Click here for more details about different memberships. But hurry! Membership rates go up in July 2022 when the new Sloan Museum of Discover opens! *(memberships are not tax deductible) |
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| 4. "Take a Seat" at the Longway Planetarium |
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Did you know the Longway Planetarium is the largest of its kind in Michigan? It also has been renovated with cushy, large chairs that recline so the visitor can gaze comfortably up into the dome as they delight in the new Digistar 7 images that bring the galaxies to life. Now, you can purchase a permanent engraved plaque for the back of a planetarium chair honoring the astronomy enthusiast in your life or a community business. Purchase a seat or learn more about his innovative "Take A Seat" gift option at this link. |
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5. Giving to charities this year is a tax write-off for you!
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| Make a Gift - Make an Impact. As a non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization, we can only succeed with your philanthropic support. Starting this year, you are now able to itemize up to $600 for qualified charitable donations (memberships are not tax deductible). Even if you don't normally itemize, this is a clever way to save up to $600 off your taxes while giving a gift in a loved one's name. |
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Contact:
For more ways to give, please contact Debbe Campbell, Development Director at 810-237-7391 or email dcampbell@sloanlongway.org
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| Sloan Museum at Courtland Center
4190 E. Court St. Burton, MI 48509
810-237-3450 | Email
Longway Planetarium
1310 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48503 |
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