2014 For Fiscal Year Ending 9/30/2014

The Lander Children’s Museum is dedicated to :

Cul va ng Crea vity and Curiosity In Children of All Ages

www.landerchidlrensmuseum.org

Lander Children’s Museum Board of Directors

Jill Robertson, Chair‐person Kesha Martell, Chair‐person elect Gates Richards, Vice Chair‐person Steve Kozlowski, Treasurer

Melisa Fixter, Secretary Teresa Ruehl, DDS Mika Baker Ryan Fowler Alyssa Guschewsky Amber Young Sarah Dike Jen Hampton, FNP Michelle Farr, JD Jessica Walker, MD Joey Hatcher Peggy Sue Wolf

Jody Shaw, Execu ve Director Kim Davis

Li le Curious Minds, Program Director Stefanie Rose, Li le Curious Minds, Assistant

465 Lincoln Street Lander, WY 82520

307‐332‐1341 Landerchildrensmuseum@gmail.com

The Lander Children’s Museum is a 501 (c) 3 non‐profit Dona ons are welcomed and may be tax deduc ble.

Our Vision: The Lander Children’s Museum will be Wyoming’s leading resource for empowering young minds through explora on and experimenta on.

For over 15 years, the Lander Children’s Museum has provided west central Wyoming with interac ve hands‐on exhibits and innova ve programs that invite children and adults to ex‐plore, learn, and play together. As we strive to spark imagina on and encourage curiosity, the Lander Children’s Museum also works to build a stronger community and act as a model for early childhood educa on. The 2013‐14 fiscal was a highly successful and amazing year filled with new programs and increased growth of exis ng programs, partnerships, and exhibits. This would not have been possible without the support of our volunteers, donors, and community. Thank you for being an integral part of the Museum’s past and present success!!!!!!!

‐The Lander Children’s Museum

Board of Directors and staff

Lander Children’s Museum - 2013 - 2014 in Review Ω We hosted Fall Fest where children enjoyed a variety of activities to bring in the Fall Season. Ω We hosted in November our Annual Monte Carlo Affair and raised over $10,000 through the efforts of

people who care about the museum and the community who supports us. Ω In December we hosted a New Year’s At Noon Event so that the children could bring in the New Year

and the highlight was dropping the ball at Noon with the help of the local volunteer fire department. Ω In April we hosted our first annual NANO Days Event. We were able to collaborate with the Fremont

County Library and NISE NETWORK to conduct an event where children learned about NANO Sci-ence and how it is impacting their world.

Ω In April and May we hosted 15 school field trips, 382 children, from 6 within communities Fremont County.

Ω In April we hosted an “Earth Day Event” and were able to share many fun activities and environmental lesson to 67 children from 3 communities.

Ω In June, July and August we hosted 14 Summer Classes. This allowed learning experience to be availa-ble to 150+ children. We had classes for children from 4 to 13 years of age and many new instructors this year. It was a full and exciting summer.

Ω On July 4th we were able to once again participate in the Challenge for Charities by working on the new children’s 1-mile race. We had over 50 participants and the kids love to run just like mom and dad. It is a great way to promote family fitness in our community.

Ω July brought the Circus to Town at the museum. Children enjoyed juggling, face painting, magic, bouncy houses, popcorn and the big top atmosphere. We were able to entertain 80 people during the big event.

Ω In August we attended Riverfest and Fremont County Fair where 90+ children learned to paint using centrifugal force to move their paint on paper. Children and adults alike enjoyed the activity.

Ω In August we ended our summer activities with our “Waterworks Day”. Children came and enjoyed enviro-scapes, games, invertebrates, water play, water rockets, snow-cones, watercolor painting, bub-bles, walking on oobleck, and anything water. We had 80+ very wet and tired children.

Ω We have been building many partnerships over the last year to make the museum better. We worked with the Bureau of Land Management to construct, provided expertise (to staff and students), and im-plement an archeological dig in the museum. BLM provide 3 archeologists to build with artifacts, and then to teach the 4th graders how we excavate a dig and record data to collect history facts. We were able to have the dig in the museum for 3 months and children were able to take great information from this exhibit. We also worked with Spriggs Sheet Metal to design and produce a bubble table for the museum. I can tell you this one is a hit with everyone no matter the age. We have continued to work with the forest service for our tree exhibit and use of their materials. We have collaborate with the Sci-ence Zone in Casper again to get a Weight and Pulley exhibit to enhance what we have. We continue to build relationships to make the museum better.

Thank You to Our Partners! Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Game & First Forest Service Lander Art Center PALS Lander Valley Educa on Founda on Fremont County School District No. 1 Fremont County Public Libraries Science Zone Rocky Mountain Founda on Spriggs Sheet Metal

Volunteers: Tamara & Greg Anderson Jill & Wayne Robertson Gates Richards Steve Kozlowski Jennie Hutchinson YT & Martha Howard‐Sempert Ron, RaJean, Colin, Evan, & Lauren Fossen Melisa Fixter Amber Young Ryan Fowler Dudley & Margy Irvine Teresa Ruehl Ann Lehmkuhler Jackie Nelson Kesha Martell Jen Hampton Kate Strike Travis & Sarah Sweeney Emma Wilkinson Tina Wilkinson Stephen Shaw Kelo Construc on Ace Hardware Valley Lumber Bloedorn Lumber Jennifer & Riley O’Connor Jennifer Goodrich Teresa Tibbets Jon‐Erik Keel Sprouts Greenhouse Karen Muth

Aubry Mills Chris Johnson Holly Burns Elise Wilkinson Jessica Walker Joey Hatcher Peggy Sue Wolf Michelle Farr Mika Baker Alyssa Guschewsky Sarah Dike Community Groups: North Elementary Student Council Department of Environmental Quality Popo Agie Conserva on District Wyoming Game & Fish Lander Community Founda on Bureau of Land Management Second Wind Students Central Wyoming College Over 2500 volunteer hours are logged in each year to support museum pro‐grams, events, and exhibits! Volunteers DO make a difference.

In Recogni on of our Donors and Volunteers, cont.

INCOME AND EXPENSE SUMMARY

INCOM Program Fees

Fundraising

Grants

Grocery Cards

Campaign Income

Admissons

Payroll Rent

Fundraising

U li es Professional Fees

Contract labor

Dues/Fees Office Expense/Other

$1,000—$4,999 Don & Ellen Strube Dave & Carol Kellogg State Farm Insurance— Leslie Calkins 1002 Founda on Walt Disney Inc. Ron & RaJean Strube Fossen Great Lakes Airline $500—$999 First Interstate Bank Founda on Harold McCaskey Fremont Distribu ng Bruce & Nancy Gallinger Dr. Jackie Nelson & Andy Gramlich David & Nancy Hudson Y.T. & Martha Howard ‐ Sempert Richard & Perry Cook Jazmyn McDonald $101– $499 Steve Kozlowski Wind River Anesthesia Consultants Stephen Erixon Authur D Schults Founda on Richard & Deborah Ellis Family Chiroprac c Jere & Jill Hudak Lander Valley Chiroprac c Gregg & Karen Meyer Jennifer O’Connor Kate Strike Sarah & Travis Sweeney Buck & Kathleen Tilton Stephen Shaw Central Bank & Trush $100 Individual & Corporate Donors Todd & Brooke Su on Home Source Realty, Inc

Jacki Klancher & Andy Blair Bob Luck Mike & Atha Quinn Bob & Barbara Spengler Margy & Dudley Irvine Grantors Lander Community Founda on Lander District Recrea on Board Rocky Mountain Founda on Trillium Family Founda on Family Memberships Greg & Tamara Anderson Kim & Carl Asbell Joy Bannon Debbi Berry Greg & Melissa Bautz Benne Household Bolin Family Kristen Brown & Eric Concannon Steven & Annarella Brutger Mindy Clancy Sco & Holly Copeland Mike & Becky Crane Bill Dike Jules Feck Eddy Laura Emerson Mike & Vicki Farris Steve & Vera Ferber Fidler/Muth Tim & Melisa Fixter Bruce & Nancy Gallinger Dick and Sharon Gist Jeff & Jen Goodrich Andy Gramlich & Jackie Nelson David & Chontelle Gray Don Green Alyssa Guschewsky Beth Hammond Hampton Family Sco Harnsberger & Teddi Winge Robert & Amy Hatcher Hitchcock Family Holmes Family Jessica Walker & Family

Erin Hutchinson Jim Hutchison & Jen Lamb Cassidy & Abby Irvine Dudley & Margy Irvine Bill Jones Dave & Carol Kellogg Kemp Family Rob & Toni Laird Doug & Marla Lemm Tim and Kesha Martell Mar n/Hays Gregg & Karen Meyer Sherry Mitchell & Petermann Murphy Brain & Jennifer Neely Holly & Ed Newbold Jill Ooten Thomas Rangitsch & Teresa Tibbets Gates & Rachael Gates Jill & Wayne Robertson Tom & Peny Rogers Kelly & Courtney Rudd Phillip & Elisabeth Schneider Rodney Schurg YT &Martha Howard‐Sempert Stephen & Jody Shaw Janet & Dave Smithson Bob & Barb Spengler Kathrine Strike Don & Ellen Strube Sarah & Travis Sweeney Greg Taylor Andrew & Joelle Titus Stephanie Tonsberg Leo & Rita Urbanek Jenny Vincent Stan & Leslie Voxland Karen Wallis Brendon & Stephanie Weaver Ma & Camille Whitman Andrew & Amanda Wiblemon Rod & Cynthia Wietzki John & Ellyn Williams Woltman Family Amber Young

In Recogni on of our Donors and Volunteers………. Monte Carlo Affair Donors & In‐kind Ace Hardware Air Lander Bar J Wranglers Bill’s Quality Auto Glass Breadboard Chisholm’s Jewelry Clark’s Landscaping Mindy Clancy Classic West Cowfish Craig’s Floor and Window Crooked Creek Guest Ranch Curves Dashboard Hula David Schuster Disney World Domino’s Pizza Dr. Phipps El Sol De Mexico Laura Emerson Fremont Distribu ng Fremont Family Dental Fremont Frameworks Fremont Knives Fremont Motor Company Fremont Therapy Group Fremont Toyota GMC Gambles Ganne Grill Good Place Great Lakes Air Hello the House Hitching Rack Holiday Inn Express Home Source Realty Indian Health Services Indian Territory Jen Lewis Images Kiddy Up Lander Body Works Lander Marine & Kawasaki Lander/Riverton Hospitals Lander Valley Animal Hospital Lander Vision Center Louis Lake Lodge

Pa Massey Jaz McDonalds Mckee, Marburger, & Fagnant Middle Fork NAPA One Stop Market Palace Pharmacy Phifer Law Office Lenore Poitrass Red Canyon Ranyon Reliable Electric Rhoad’s Jewelry Wayne & Jill Robertson Rusk, INC Salon Spa Science Zone Shirts N More Silver Spur Lanes Simply Shoes Sparked State Farm Insurance Stotz Equipment Strokers Don Strube Sunrise Expresso Tastefully Simple Tony’s Pizza US Bank Valley Lumber Wind River Power Sports Wooden Nicol Wyoming Custom Meat YT Sempert In Kind Services & Dona ons Greg & Tamara Anderson Jennie Hutchison McKee, Marburger, & Fagnant PC Kelo Construc on Valley Lumber Ace Hardware Bloedorn Lumber Stephen Shaw McDonalds Safeways Admiral Beverages—Pepsi Spriggs Sheet Metal

Challenge for Chari es 1002 Founda on Brenda & Charlie Allen Buck and Kat Tilton Carol and Bruce Campbell Cathy Guschewsky Courtney & Kelly Rudd Deborah Ellis Diane Hudson Ellen J. Strube Arthur B Schultz Founda on Fremont Family Dental Gary Blackwelder Gary Wilmot & Aileen Brew Gena & Roland Robinson Greg & Tamara Anderson Alyssa Guschewsky Harold McCaskey Gage & Natasha Harris Home Source Realty Inc. April Hughes Jacqueline Nelson Jazmyn McDonald Jennifer Goodrich Jim & Susan Bu s Jus n Hopkin Stephen Kozlowski & Kim Donohue Majelle Lee Kesha Martell Michael and Atha Quinn Mike and Mary Young Perry and Richard Cook Rex and Nancy Phipps Rod & Cathy Wietzki Ron and RaJean Fossen Sarah & Travis Sweeney Shannon & Rich Rochelle Stefani Smith Robert Spengler Stephen & Jody Shaw Warren & Sherry Thompson Teresa Tibbets Tim & Jen Hampton Tim & Melisa Fixter Wayne & Jill Robertson Wind River Anesthesia Consultants

Thank You for Your Generosity and Con nued Support!!!!!!!!!!