[TCMRM] Today is Give to the Max Day 2020 + Temporary Closure

Published: Thu, 11/19/20

Give to the Max Day

Has Arrived!

Dear Friends of the Museum:

Today is Give to the Max Day! Please help us reach our goal of $5,000. Every donation made also makes us eligible for "Golden Tickets" - your donation could be worth an extra $1,000!

The COVID pandemic has been tough on museums, including ours. And now, just as this day of giving starts we have been required to close for the next four weeks due to the rapid rise in COVID cases. These are typically some of the busiest weeks for the museum all year and has resulted in canceling $5,000 in ticket sales plus lost gift shop revenue. Help us survive these difficult times and come out the other side ready to welcome everyone back to "normal" operations.

Give to the Max Day is Minnesota's record breaking day of philanthropy. We would like to count on your support online using the "Donate Now" link below.

To those of you that have already scheduled gifts via Give to the Max, THANK YOU! Your kick start of our fundraising efforts gives our volunteers and our thousands of visitors hope for a wonderful future for the museum!

Gratefully yours,

Oscar Lund
President, TCMRM

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Museum Closed till December 18th

As stated above, due to the uptick in COVID cases statewide, the Governor has signed Executive Order 20-99 stating that museums like the Twin City Model Railroad Museum must close for the next four weeks. Per the order, which was announced yesterday, we can reopen on Saturday, December 19th.

Closing the museum to slow the spread is necessary and we will gladly do our part but this is going to hurt. We ask you to please consider donating to our Paypal link at http://tcmrm.org in the lower left corner of the homepage or giving at https://www.givemn.org/organization/Tcmrm as part of the Give MN event.

Thank you for your support during these difficult times. We hope to bring you some fun online content during the closure. In the mean time, stay safe, stay healthy and we will see you when the tracks are cleared!

Mission Statement of the Twin City Model Railroad Museum:

To educate and inspire guests while preserving the history, art and technological legacy of model railroading and toy trains, emphasizing the regional importance of railroads.

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