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Judy Garland Children's Museum

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Judy Garland Children's Museum
PO Box 724
Grand Rapids, MN 55744

🌟Join us in Creating a Wizard of Oz themed Miniature Golf Course! 🌟 <p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' id="isPasted" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At Judy Garland Children&#39;s Museum Inc, we are 2 museums in one: Judy Garland Museum and Children&#39;s Discovery Museum. We rely on admissions, memberships, field trips, birthday parties, bus tour groups, and store purchases as earned income as well as grants, monetary, and in-kind donations and sponsors.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For us to keep our doors open year-round, we have decided our next big project will be to develop a highly requested outdoor opportunity at the museum that can help us earn additional income while still providing a valuable interactive experience to our audience of all ages and abilities!<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In 2021, we raised $125,000 in 10 days to purchase the 0.6 acre lot next to Judy&#39;s 1920&#39;s childhood home in a prime city lot fronting a main highway in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. After surveying visitors and locals, we have decided to create a Wizard of Oz themed miniature golf course! This will add an outdoor opportunity to the museums that generates revenue which will keep our non-profit well-funded during our slower winter months in cold Northern Minnesota.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our land development survey yielded a majority for a &ldquo;Wizard of Oz&rdquo; themed miniature golf course! We are in the beginning stages of development and design; project scope includes:&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; box-sizing: inherit;" type="disc"><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">18-hole miniature golf course, with at least 50% accessibility</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">20 additional parking spaces</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">Path from main entrance to the mini golf course</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">Main entrance remodel for traffic flow</li></ul><p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fundraising efforts are just getting underway, with secured pledges over $100,000! Tentative goal is $1 Million. Supporting this is:<ul fr-original-style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; box-sizing: inherit;" type="disc"><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">An investment in a valuable non-profit in your area</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">An added earned revenue source so the non-profit can sustain itself&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">An added outdoor activity that community members of all ages and abilities can enjoy that is relevant to our museum&rsquo;s missions</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">Serving an audience that would not have otherwise come to the museum</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">Preventing the &ldquo;aging out&rdquo; of Children&rsquo;s Discovery Museum by adding something that early learners, tweens, teens, and young and older adults will enjoy</li></ul><p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stay tuned for fundraising events throughout the year and hole and parking sponsorship opportunities. If you want to contribute or get involved, please contact Janie Heitz at 218-326-1900 or <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:Janie.heitz@cdmkids.org" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Janie.heitz@cdmkids.org</a>.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thanks, and we look forward to enhancing your museum experience.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">How you can help:<ol fr-original-style="margin-bottom:0in;" start="1" style="margin-bottom: 0in; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;" type="1"><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">Donate:&nbsp;Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">Share:&nbsp;Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.</li><li fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#414141;background:white;' style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(65, 65, 65); background: white; box-sizing: inherit;">Volunteer:&nbsp;Your time and skills can make an impact too.</li></ol><p fr-original-style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;background:white;' style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you for supporting our unique museum experience in our rural community. Whether you&#39;re a Judy fan, Wizard of Oz fan, or local coming to the Children&#39;s Discovery Museum, your support is invaluable.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting this capital campaign. This donation helps us serve our missions to a new audience that might not otherwise have come to our museum and adds a fun outdoor museum experience. Plus, this attraction will help sustain our non-profit during the slower, cold winter months in Northeastern Minnesota! &nbsp; If you would like to contribute further to our cause, contact Janie Heitz or help spread the word about this capital campaign! Janie HeitzExecutive DirectorJudy Garland Children&#39;s Museum<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:janie.heitz@cdmkids.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">janie.heitz@cdmkids.org</a>218-326-1900

🌟Join us in Creating a Wizard of Oz themed Miniature Golf Course! 🌟 At Judy Garland Children's Museum Inc, we are 2 museums in one: Judy Garland Museum and Children's Discovery Museum. We rely on admissions, memberships, field trips, birthday parties, bus tour groups, and store purchases as earned income as well as grants, monetary, and in-kind donations and sponsors. For us to keep our doors open year-round, we have decided our next big project will be to develop a highly requested outdoor opportunity at the museum that can help us earn additional income while still providing a valuable interactive experience to our audience of all ages and abilities!  In 2021, we raised $125,000 in 10 days to purchase the 0.6 acre lot next to Judy's 1920's childhood home in a prime city lot fronting a main highway in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. After surveying visitors and locals, we have decided to create a Wizard of Oz themed miniature golf course! This will add an outdoor opportunity to the museums that generates revenue which will keep our non-profit well-funded during our slower winter months in cold Northern Minnesota.  Our land development survey yielded a majority for a “Wizard of Oz” themed miniature golf course! We are in the beginning stages of development and design; project scope includes: <ul><li>18-hole miniature golf course, with at least 50% accessibility</li><li>20 additional parking spaces</li><li>Path from main entrance to the mini golf course</li><li>Main entrance remodel for traffic flow</li></ul>Fundraising efforts are just getting underway, with secured pledges over $100,000! Tentative goal is $1 Million. Supporting this is:<ul><li>An investment in a valuable non-profit in your area</li><li>An added earned revenue source so the non-profit can sustain itself </li><li>An added outdoor activity that community members of all ages and abilities can enjoy that is relevant to our museum’s missions</li><li>Serving an audience that would not have otherwise come to the museum</li><li>Preventing the “aging out” of Children’s Discovery Museum by adding something that early learners, tweens, teens, and young and older adults will enjoy</li></ul>Stay tuned for fundraising events throughout the year and hole and parking sponsorship opportunities. If you want to contribute or get involved, please contact Janie Heitz at 218-326-1900 or <a href="mailto:Janie.heitz@cdmkids.org" target="_blank">Janie.heitz@cdmkids.org</a>. Thanks, and we look forward to enhancing your museum experience.  How you can help:<ol><li>Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.</li><li>Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.</li><li>Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.</li></ol>Thank you for supporting our unique museum experience in our rural community. Whether you're a Judy fan, Wizard of Oz fan, or local coming to the Children's Discovery Museum, your support is invaluable.

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1. **Organization Mission & Cause**:
   - **Mission**: The Judy Garland Children's Museum Inc is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Judy Garland while providing educational and entertaining experiences for children. The museum aims to inspire creativity and appreciation for the arts among young audiences, fostering a love for performance and storytelling.
   - **Cause**: The organization focuses on celebrating the life and career of Judy Garland, particularly her contributions to film and music, while also promoting arts education for children.

2. **Type of Activities**:
   - **Exhibits**: The museum features exhibits related to Judy Garland's life and career, showcasing memorabilia, photographs, and interactive displays.
   - **Educational Programs**: The organization offers programs aimed at children, including workshops and activities that encourage artistic expression.
   - **Community Engagement**: The museum likely engages with the local community through events and outreach programs, although specific details may be limited due to the organization's new status.

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   - The tone of the website is **friendly** and **inviting**, aiming to create a welcoming atmosphere for families and children. The language is accessible and engaging, reflecting a commitment to education and creativity.

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   - **Founding Info**: The specific founding date is not provided on the website, indicating that the organization is relatively new.
   - **Scale**: Currently, the museum has limited content and activities, with only 1 total form and 2 total email campaigns noted.
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   - **Volunteer Info**: There is no specific information about volunteer opportunities or programs available on the website.

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   - **Content Focus**: Emphasize educational and creative aspects of the museum's offerings, highlighting the legacy of Judy Garland and its relevance to young audiences.
   - **Engagement**: Encourage community involvement and participation in museum activities, fostering a sense of belonging and creativity among visitors.

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