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Dear Friends,
It is with gratitude that I share with you our annual report, which you can download here.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, this year the Friends continued to support and enhance the JMZ, most notably with the opening of the new, permanent exhibit, the California Dinosaur Garden. For the first time, we brought the JMZ’s Science Outreach program to 216 elementary school children in the Redwood City School District, while continuing to serve children in the Ravenswood City School District and East Palo Alto Charter School. We continued to make the JMZ more inclusive and accessible, collaborating with local organizations like Friendship Circle, CoolineKids and Vista Center for the Blind, to introduce and bring new families to the museum and zoo. These are only a few highlights of our work this year, which you can read more about in our report.
Please mark your calendar for GivingTuesday, the day of charitable giving, on November 28. I hope you will consider making a donation to The Friends of the JMZ’s Annual Fund at friendsjmz.org/donate. The Annual Fund provides general operating support that allows us to allocate dollars where they are most needed at the JMZ, and to fund important programs, such as Science Outreach. A generous donor has offered to match every dollar donated to the Friends that day, up to $10,000. I know we can inspire a love for science in even more children with your help!
Thank you again for your continued support of the Friends,
Lauren Angelo
President, Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
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