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USS Hornet Museum USS Hornet Museum 2014 Annual Report A Message from the Board of Trustees Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation Trustees are not only stewards for this World War II-era vessel, but for the legacy of the name Hornet throughout American naval history. To ensure success in this effort, the Board provides strategic guidance to improve and expand the valuable community services we offer. The primary ACHF strategic goal for 2014 was to dramatically improve the financial stability of the museum. The successful results of this program are reflected in this year’s annual report, and will provide a solid base for years to come. Looking forward, the Museum will broaden its mission to more fully share the educational legacy embedded in very DNA of our historic ship. Aircraft carriers are modern science and engineering marvels. The USS Hornet has much to reveal for young minds seeking to learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). To that end, the existing STEM program is being enhanced through collaboration with the U.S. Naval Academy. This exciting development will enable us to expand our educational footprint in the community, further guaranteeing the USS Hornet’s relevance to future generations. Offering high-value youth learning programs in partnership with our staff, volunteers, friends, and benefactors is a key component of our mission. Please join me in supporting these efforts through your time, talents, and treasure. Together we have created one of the most authentic representations of our nation’s naval, aviation and space history in the country. Now, let us press forward in sharing and expanding the USS Hornet Museum’s role in our nation’s future. “Still on Station” Jon Stanley Chairman, ACHF Page B USS Hornet Museum Greetings from the CEO It gives me great pleasure to share with you the USS Hornet Museum 2014 Annual Report. Thank you to our Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers and benefactors. Due to your teamwork and support of our efforts,e w could not have achieved such a momentous year. Each and every day a large part of our mission is realized when we open our doors to guests to experience one of the most authentic naval and aviation museums on the West Coast. In 2014, over 80,000 visitors from around the world found their way to our Museum to learn history, especially about WWII and the Apollo lunar missions, while onboard an aircraft carrier that was a key participant in both. Amoung the Museum highlights for 2014 are: Programs & Events: • Splashdown 45 Commemoration – Remembering the Apollo 11 Lunar mission with “Buzz” Aldrin onboard • Veterans Day Observance, including the opening of a new exhibit and premiere of the documentary “ELEVEN” • Added an Audio Tour system (in multiple languages) for our visitors • Spearheaded a successful effort to have the Doolittle Raiders awarded a Congressional Gold Medal Financial: • Finished the year “in the black” again with all departments increasing their revenue and improving margins • Established our first Development Department, which will coordinate and expand all fundraising efforts • Successfully concluded our debt reduction plan with the City of Alameda • Received a substantial estate gift earmarked for future capital expenditures • Retired significant long-term debt obligations with an early sponsor of the Museum All of the above and much more occurred aboard the USS Hornet Museum in 2014. I invite you to learn more about our vibrant Museum in the pages that follow. Thank you once again for your ongoing support. Sincerely, Randall Ramian CEO 2014 Annual Report Page 1 MISSION Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation preserves and honors the legacy of the USS Hornet and its role in naval aviation, the defense of our country, the Apollo Program and the exploration of space. The USS Hornet Museum connects the greatest generation of Americans with future generations, educating and inspiring them to meet their challenges. Our Guiding Principles A Brief History • The Museum is dedicated first and foremost to The USS Hornet Museum, a State and National those men and women who made the greatest Historic Landmark, is berthed at Pier 3 on the former sacrifice in the service of their nation. naval air station in Alameda. The ship’s active duty years spanned the 1940’s, 50’s, and 60’s. The historic • We will be responsive to the community and will aircraft carrier was a key participant in World War II, maintain the USS Hornet Museum complex as a the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the recovery of community asset, a community resource, and an the first two lunar landing Apollo missions. She was integral part of the community. stored in a naval mothball fleet from 1970-1995. • We will preserve the historic fabric of the ship. When opened in 1998, the USS Hornet Museum was • We will create an exciting, stimulating, state-of- the only air, sea, and space museum on the West the-art museum environment and an attractive Coast. The Museum is a great resource for local and and comfortable setting, which will encourage its international visitors and is open seven days a week— use for family recreation. closed only for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s days. • We will always have a goal to create and promote educational programs for our local schools with More than 80,000 people visited the Hornet during an emphasis on the scientific fields of study. 2014. While the greater part of this number (62,000) • We will fashion an inspiring, creative, innovative is due to general admission, our private events, work/study/research environment, and work as a fundraisers, member visits, educational field trips staff/volunteer team in support of these common and overnight programs all contributed to another goals. successful year. Page 2 USS Hornet Museum was a year that saw new Museum exhibits, exciting special events and speakers and even a “World Premiere” of a documentary about some of the men and aircraft based on the USS Hornet during WWII. The Museum celebrated lunar landings, hosted the Tuskegee Airmen, and 2014 heard about the Doolittle Raid from aHornet crewman who was there. An important new department was added and staffed to handle the growing fundraising needs for the Museum. An Audio Tour system debuted this year adding significantly to the Museum visitors’ enjoyment. On the national scene, the Museum was instrumental in securing a Congressional Gold Medal for the Doolittle Raid- ers. Meanwhile, there were improvements in every department of the Museum with good revenue growth. Splashdown 45 Without a doubt the most significant Museum event tiple corporate sponsorships. As the Museum contin- that took place in 2014 was the celebration of the 45th ues to grow its programs and collections, the ability to anniversary of the first manned lunar landing. Any- fundraise will also grow in importance. one familar with the history of the ship knows that There were over 3,000 people on board to enjoy the the Apollo 11 mission was not considered a success several exhibits and activities occuring throughout the until the three astronauts were safely aboard the USS day. These included telescopes from Lick Observatory Hornet. and the California Academy of Science, interactive The Guest of Honor at the celebration was one of the robotics, and a moon rock on loan from NASA. first men to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin. While Our title sponsor for the celebration was California onboard, Buzz made a presentation (see below), Casualty and was joined by the Wreyford Family autographed his latest book, “Mission to Mars,” for Foundation, the Jimmy Doolittle Center, and over 30 several hundred people, and got to meet a lot of his other local and national firms. For a complete listing fans young and old. of our supporters, links to dozens of news articles, The press coverage for “Splashdown 45” was national and photographs please visit us online at: in scope which assisted the Museum in securing mul- www.hornetsplashdown.com. Buzz Aldrin speaks to a full hangar bay during Splashdown45 2014 Annual Report Page 3 Carrier Air Group 11 in 1944. Yes, that is a dog sitting on one of the officer’s bunks. One of the squadrons had a dog onboard with Veterans Day 2014 will be long remembered on the them as a mascot. You can read all about it when you USS Hornet Museum. Attending the Veterans Day visit the stateroom. ceremony this year were several members of Carrier The exhibit also honors the more than 60 men who Air Group 11 from WWII. were killed, listed as missing in action, and wounded during just four months of flying missions. The men of “ELEVEN” Air Group 11 — made up of fighter, bomber and torpedo plane squadrons — flew from the deck of the The Veterans Day festivities continued into the eve- USS Hornet CV-12 during the war in the Pacific. The ning as the Museum hosted the world premiere of the historic Air Group had a distinguished record during documentary “ELEVEN”. the war, including shooting down 105 enemy planes, The film follows the story of eleven surviving vet- destroying 272 planes on the ground, and damaging erans from the USS Hornet’s Air Group 11. Director over 100 Japanese ships. George Retelas conceived the idea for a documentary Coinciding with the visit of the Air Group 11 veterans after he discovered his late grandfather’s WWII jour- was the opening of two new and significant exhibits nal, which con- on the second deck. The two-room exhibition was tained photos and overseen by guest curator, Tim Hampton, working firsthand accounts with the Collections and Exhibits Department person- of his time with nel.
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