A special partnership has been announced between the Spirit of the Rivers Monument and the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum.
Tootsie Marie Sommers, the museum’s Office & Retail Manager, said the two boards have merged efforts to establish the Spirit of Hamilton Endowment Fund.
Sommers explains the fund provides financial support for both long-term care of the Spirit sculpture and educational programs at the museum.
The new Spirit of Hamilton Endowment Fund will be managed by the Lakeshore Community Foundation with an initial investment of $46,000.
A total of $100,000 is required in order for it to be vested, leaving a balance of $54,000 for a fundraising goal.
The Hamilton Museum feels fortunate to receive a dollar-for-dollar match through the Windgate Foundation.
So, for every dollar donated to the endowment fund the total is immediately doubled.
Sommers added the partnership helps grow arts on the Lakeshore and serves as a model for future collaborations.
To make a donation online, you can go to woodtype.charityproud.org/Donate and click on the drop-down menu to Spirit of Hamilton Endowment Fund.
Donors are also able to make a contribution over the phone by calling 920-663 8677.
Learn more about the Spirit of the Rivers Monument along Memorial Drive and the significance it holds for the community at spiritoftherivers.org.
