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Hansen Foundation Continues Funding for Cosmosphere Outreach to NW Kansas The Dane G. Hansen Foundation has awarded the Cosmosphere $100,000 per A Cosmosphere Space 501 camper carefully etches his clay creation. year for the next five years to continue to provide unique STEM educational opportunities to Northwest Kansas CosmoWorks: students. A Sign of Good Things to Come This announcement follows a successful Last summer, the Cosmosphere of three “test camps”, Disability Supports fall semester of Cosmosphere outreach introduced a new project to the and Cosmosphere leadership are also programs to the Northwestern part of the aerospace camp experience—art! With working towards a series of regularly state, funded through a previous Hansen close instruction provided by Disability scheduled camps for individuals with Foundation grant. Due to the success Supports of the Great Plains client intellectual/developmental disabilities of those programs and high-demand artists, students participating in which will be offered well beyond CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Cosmosphere Camp 501 the borders of Reno County created space-themed clay to include potential artwork. participants on the INSIDE THIS national and even Since the camp international levels. SPECIAL EDITION season, DSGP and the Cosmosphere Rick Staab, DONORS have been working President and to create an even CEO of DSGP, said » CosmoWorks longer-lasting he could always partnership. A envision the » Dane Hansen Foundation Update newly renovated client artist’s roles DSGP building expanding into in downtown something more. » Doc, the B-29 Exhibit Hutchinson “Inevitably, we knew has a specific there would be a point PLUS! workspace dedicated where our artists would to the Cosmosphere/ reach levels of ability and » Welcome, New Members! Clayworks initiative. Called professionalism that would “CosmoWorks” the space will be allow them to share their incredible » Donor Spotlight used to further the interaction between gifts and skills with others,” he said. “Our the two groups of individuals, with Clayworks artists have the capacity to » Earthrising Event Pics planned camp art projects led by the make any initiative successful, often more client artists and staff of DSGP, and space so than you or I, because they have no » and science educational presentations paradigms or limitations that impede 2019 Cosmosphere Camp led by Cosmosphere staff. In addition, their potential. Our artists go all in, wrap Registration is Open! and following the successful conclusion CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 cosmo.org EXECUTIVE TEAM: JIM REMAR President and CEO From where in the world did visitors come to FROM THE STEVEN BIRDSALL Senior Vice President of Administration and CFO MIMI MEREDITH visit the Cosmosphere in COSMOSPHERE’S Senior Vice President of Development and CDO OUR MISSION STATEMENT JACK GRABER Vice President of Exhibits and Technology Inspiring Innovation Through INBOX MICHELE MCCARTNEY We are the Glenn family, distant Vice President of Marketing and Creative Science Education and Honoring the relatives of John Glenn, and our NATHAN MEYER son Wyatt has loved your program Vice President of Strategy and Product Innovation History of Space Exploration. for years! NEWSLETTER SUPPORT TEAM: He joined the Cosmosphere program in Space 101 after his Michele McCartney 2018? 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Mike Schaffter Secretary/Treasurer Rick Staab Vice Chair For more information on volunteering at the Cosmosphere, contact Marla Eriksen, Vicki Westerhaus Volunteer Coordinator, at 620.665.9320 or [email protected]. Learn about our Corporate Partnerships at cosmo.org/get-involved/corporate-partnership 2 | cosmo.org cosmo.org | 3 The Cosmosphere would like to thank all of our 2018 Donors for their generous contributions throughout the year. Thank you. (As of December 7, 2017–January 20, 2019. Donors giving after January 20 will be recognized in our next newsletter.) Annual Fund Alex Kvassay Education Fund Stolzer Family Foundation Tributes Cont. 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