Dear Friends and Supporters of the Dewberry Valley Museum,

It's that time of year where we'll update everyone on our activities over the last year and ask for your support again. We've had a very busy year including the following: updating many displays and worked on new ones, hosted a very successful open house in June as part of Dewberry Days, and had a wonderful and enjoyable musical presentation at St. Anthony's church as part of our fall Lemonade Social.

All of the above achievements were possible because of specific donations made my many of you. We strive to run our operations on a break-even basis and dedicate any available donations and door admission charges to our major operating expenses such as insurance and utilities. We do receive a contribution from the County of Vermilion River to help with these costs, but the rate of increase year over year is hard to keep up with.

To help fill the gap we are planning on taking advantage of a Government of Alberta “Crowdfunding” program. This is exciting as this program will match any donations received through this program at a 50% level (subject to certain program requirements). Donations are made by credit card and tax receipts are issued by the crowdfunding system via email.

Any contribution, no matter the size, is appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns about this program, please email us at dewberryvalleymuseum@gmail.com.

Thank you for your ongoing support!