2014 Annual Report 2014 Board of Directors Dear Friend of the Museums,

William Ryan, Chair Katharine Denault It’s not often that people in our roles can prove that the support of one donor makes a Michael E. Katin, J.D., Vice Bruce Enders tangible difference in the life of a child. But because we keep careful track of such things, President for Development Robert Ferrara we can attest that thousands of kids last year—25% of the total we served, in fact—had Jarod Bloom, Treasurer Stephen P. Giulietti Discovery Museums experiences that cost their families little or nothing, and were solely Patricia J. Chisholm, Clerk Russell Layton made possible by the generosity of those who support us. Lees Stuntz, Past Chair Kelley Ann Leimkuhler Wendy Baker Don MacKenzie In 2014, we served more than 172,000 children and the adults Thomas L. Beaudoin Bruce Osterling in their lives with a total budget of less than $1.5 million. In Paula Bentinck-Smith Carolyn Platt this Annual Report, you’ll see quotes representing the views JD Chesloff Margaret A. Ramsey of our members, voices in our broader community, and industry experts who believe in the power of play and what we do for children. Their testimony is powerful evidence that through play, we ignite a critically important spark of creativity and

curiosity in young kids, one that sets them on a Board Chair Bill Ryan and CEO course for future success whether they are inspired to pursue Neil Gordon in front of our Our scientific inquiry, the artistic process, or anything in between. Earth, Our World exhibit.

You may be surprised to know that, above and beyond their support of our daily operations, donors in 2014 committed more than $1 million in private support to the Campaign for The Discovery Museums. This will help make possible a future expansion of our facilities and top-to-bottom renovation of our campus. The culmination of this project, once we have all necessary funds in-hand, will be the most important moment in this museum’s history, and the start of its new future. We are excited and inspired.

Please take a moment to browse through this Annual Report. Read a few of the quotes sprinkled throughout, take note of the ways we were recognized and awarded in 2014, and, if your name appears in one of our donor or volunteer lists, accept our deepest thanks for your stewardship of a place that changes kids’ lives.

Neil H. Gordon, CEO Bill Ryan, Chair, Board of Directors 2014 by the Numbers Preliminary unaudited results

Operating Support 2012 2013 2014 Museum Miscellaneous Revenue Stream Comparison Store 2.55% & Revenue Income .36% $600 Admissions $543,727 $564,315 $551,586 Rental Income 3.17% $500 Gifts & Grants $498,375 $581,787 $513,290 Memberships 10.70% $400 Educational Programs $229,313 $237,773 $254,600 Admissions 34.79% $300 Memberships $190,164 $164,846 $169,623 Educational Programs Thousands Rental Income $45,824 $44,538 $50,302 $200 16.06% Gifts & Grants Museum Store $38,350 $39,395 $40,469 $100 32.37% Miscellaneous Income $4,338 $11,361 $5,701 $0 2012 2013 2014 Total $1,550,091 $1,644,015 $1,585,571 2014 Operating Support & Revenue Admissions Gifts & Grants Educational Programs Memberships Operating Expenses Not Including Depreciation Program Services $1,075,173 $1,103,652 $1,150,142 Management Expense Comparison & General Management $111,498 $146,075 $142,755 8.7% $1,200 & General Fundraising & $1,000 Fundraising $287,240 $309,164 $185,597 Marketing & Marketing 12.55% $800 Total $1,473,911 $1,558,891 $1,478,494 $600 Change in Net $76,180 $85,124 $107,077 Program

Services Thousands Assets from 77.79% $400 Operations Prior to Depreciation $200

$0 2014 Operating Expenses 2012 2013 2014 Not Including Depreciation Program Services Fundraising & Marketing Management & General Gubernatorial Visit Our Supporters

Governor Deval Patrick, Secretary We gratefully acknowledge the individuals, corporations, foundations, organizations, and government agencies whose of Education Matthew Malone, and generosity and goodwill provided critical support for The Discovery Museums in 2014. It is a special honor to recognize Commissioner of Early Education and those who have shown their loyalty to the Museums by giving for many years consecutively (see key). Care Tom Weber visited The Discovery Museums in April to launch the Individuals Alice Schafer Miriam Schwartz Andrew Magee Marian and Dick Thornton+ Lees and Stephen Stuntz++ Sara Schotland Governor’s “Read, Explore, Learn $7,500 and above More” initiative. He also helped us Tom Witkin and Michelle Diana and Fred Uehlein Jeffrey and Helen Shaw+ Bruce Enders MacDonald+ Emily “Paddy” Wade Carolyn Stafford Stein and kick off World Autism Awareness Eric Stein++ Month by painting our dinosaur $5,000 - $7,499 Charles and Maureen Tillet Bessie blue, in recognition of the $500 - $999 $250 - $499 Thomas and Kenneth and Sheila Berman Joan and Samuel Appleton+ “Light It Up Blue” campaign. The Cheryl Beaudoin+ Kathy and Dan Casaletto Wendy and John Baker+ $100 - $249 Governor closed his visit by saying, “I Catherine Coleman and Kate and Gordon Baty+ Anonymous (1) knew the museum was here but did $1,000 - $2,499 Thomas Mullen+ Erin Bennett++ Kate Ambash not realize how robust it is, the number Marie and Brian Beam Charles and Katharine Sunindiya Bhalla Peter and of visitors, and the range of the Paula and Peter Denault+ Jarod and Mindy Bloom Mary Ann Ashton emphasis on science—which is incredibly Bentinck-Smith John and Annette Ekberg+ Alan Bourgault and David and Craig and Leanne Hansen Stacie Barker Maureen Christmas important for our young people’s Barbara Dowds Robert and Deena Ferrara Michael and Eileen Katin+ James Cahill Linda and Bill Clark future.” He reflected a moment and Stephen and Susan Giulietti+ Bruce and Lee Osterling Sandra and Molly and Jeff Eberle said, “I am very proud of the work Neil and Ann Gordon+ Lynda Palermo and Michael Carielli Elizabeth Eldridge+ that The Discovery Museums does.” Emily and David Jeffrey Riley++ JD and Lori Chesloff Stephen Falite Greenwood+ Dennis and Dolores Picard Patricia and Don Chisholm Molly Faulkner and Carleton F. and Margaret Ramsey and Jeffrey and Mary Cleven Bob Farrington Mary Ellen Kilmer John McCluskey Erika Ebbel Angle and George and Lisa Foote+ Lynne Osborn++ William and Christine Ryan+ Colin Angle Davida Fox-Melanson and Carolyn and James Shields and Scott and Jody Harris Leo Melanson++ Alexander Platt++ Gayle Merling Don and Pat MacKenzie

Consecutive Support Key: + 5-plus years ++ 10-plus years +++ 15-plus years “It’s so refreshing to go somewhere where the kids can create their own fun using their creativity. Please don’t change a thing! ” —Irene Stankard, Member of The Discovery Museums since 2011

Marty W. Gilpatrick and Eileen B. Sullivan Wayne and Mary Henderson Russell Wolf++ Kevin Thurston Emily Hogan and Scott Pherson Gail Greenlee+ Wilson Tuffin James and Ellen Hurley Karen and Gerard Hartigan Walter and Christine Robert and Betty Jack Lenore and Peter Henry++ Van Roggen++ Karen and Peter Kerns Stephen and Ann Hogan Sage and Don Veino Renae Kindler-Smith Elliot Isen Claudia and Andy Veitch++ Ilda King Jeff Kallas Liz and Dave Wei Peter and Elaine Kuttner Edythe Kames+ Karen Leader Sandy Kendall+ Up to $99 Anne Littlefield Amy Kennedy and Lynn Liu Anonymous (many) David Sette-Ducati Samantha Nelson Jane Ambash Johan Kullstam and Karyn and Steve O’Connor Irene and Larry Behling Elizabeth Driscoll Tiffany Prunesti and Glenn and Judy Bell Brian and Jeanne Lanigan Richard Thomas Kristen and Brian Blake Russ Layton and Lee Ann Eric and Kristin Reardon Joseph Blatt and Hutchinson-Layton James Russo and Lisa Lumsden Leda Zimmerman Martin Lueck and David and Kathi Santis++ Kenneth and Phyllis Bloom Nancy Traversy Giselle Schlegel Christine DellaMonaca Jeff and Cindy McCarthy Fran Seager Shannin and Pamela Doyle Thomas and Barbara Moloney Owen Smith Fred and Mary Dye Lynne Morrison Eric and Debra Solomon Arthur and Elaine Eisenberg J. Kevin Nugent and Vicki Tardiff Mattias and Laura Eriksson Una McGeough-Nugent Alan Ticotsky and Jane Sutton Katie and Mike Fahey David Oran and Silvia Arrom++ Becky and Sean Turner Lori Fassman and David Cohen+ Andrew Panagotopulos+ Sara and Ian Underwood Kristen Gastaldo Christopher and Nancy Pazienza+ Bridget Walker Maureen Giffen Thomas and Suzanne Peterman+ Emily B. White+ Meera Gill Anne and Kevin Plante William and Sally Williams Henry Goodwin Frederick and Bonnie Rich+ Judy Wolff Steve and Lisa Gordon Richard and Tammy Sarnelli+ Betsy and Dan Yamron Mary Hamelin Barbara and Edward Scolnick Kitzie Zeidan Kevin and Margaret Hansberry Lessia and Asta Shajenko Peter and Judith Zolli Robin and Dennis Hart 2014 Speaker Series Institutions Enterprise Bank+ BOSE Greater Worcester Cambridge Savings Bank+ $25,000 and above Community Foundation EKG Networking, Inc.+ In the second year of our Discovery Museums Speaker Series, MathWorks+ Massachusetts Cultural Erland Construction, Inc.+ we continued to enable meaningful conversations between our Raytheon Council++ Especially for Pets, Inc. Yawkey Foundations community and experts in areas of importance to parents and fami- Nuance Communications, ExxonMobil Foundation lies. We’ve clearly hit on an unmet need, as registration waiting lists Inc.+ JM Coull, Inc. Ramsey McCluskey Family McWalter-Volunteer developed even in venues with capacity of over 200. 2014 Speakers $10,000 - $24,999 Biogen Idec Foundation+ Insurance Agency, Inc. were: Dr. Anthony Rao, nationally recognized child psychologist and English Family Fund of the Morgan Stanley Smith author; George Overholser, CEO and co-founder at Third Sector Capital Foundation for MetroWest $2,500 - $4,999 Barney LLC+ Partners; Heather Jack, founder of The Volunteer Family and Future Foundation for MetroWest+ Nypro, Inc. Anonymous (1) Philanthropists; and New York Times parenting columnist Jessica Lahey. GE Foundation Pacific Science Center AMD Genzyme Corporation++ Sechrest & Bloom, LLC Analog Devices, Inc. Highland Street Foundation+ Sorrento’s Brick Oven We are very grateful to our lead sponsors Enterprise Bank Boston Bruins Foundation Institute of Museum and Pizzeria and Nuance Communications, along with Middlesex Savings Bank, Boston Society of Architects Library Services Digital Federal Credit Union for making the 2014 series possible; to Congregation Beth Elohim, Middlesex Savings Bank+++ Emerson Hospital $500 - $999 Oak Meadow School, Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, and iRobot for Sudbury Foundation++ Museum of Science, Boston Acton Medical hosting us when we outgrew our space; to Idylwilde Farms of Acton Theodore Edson Parker Next Step Living, Inc. Associates, P.C. Foundation for donating food for our guests; and to the MIT Club of Boston, our PTC Eckel, Morgan & O’Connor partner in offering this series since it began. Law Offices $5,000 - $9,999 $1,000 - $2,499 Fritz & Gigi - 3M Company The Children’s Shop Anonymous (1) Association of Children’s Gallant Insurance Acton-Boxborough United Museums Agency, Inc. Way Youth in Philanthropy Boston Scientific Harsip & Stuart, P.C. Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Foundation, Inc. Jo Karen Fine Lingerie & Roy Foundation Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Activewear Alexander Aronson Finning Deluxe Corporation Kotlarz Realty Group at CPAs+ Foundation Keller Williams Boston NW

Consecutive Support Key: + 5-plus years ++ 10-plus years +++ 15-plus years “Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, cognitive, and emotional strength. ” —American Academy of Pediatrics

Lake Boone Ice Company Harvard Cultural Council Benefactor Members Linnard Financial Holly’s Kona Ice, LLC Thank you to the following Management and Hudson Cultural Council individuals whose membership Planning, Inc. IBM ++ at the Benefactor level provides Next Generation Leominster Cultural Council families in need the gift of a Children’s Centers Lexington Council for the Arts complimentary membership. Pedal Power Bike and Ski Littleton Cultural Council Revolution Community Yoga Maynard Cultural Council Anonymous (1) Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Susan Berry and Kate Grant $100 - $499 TransAction Associates, Inc. Amanda and Mike Waltham Cultural Council AAA Northeast Comperchio Wayland Cultural Council Acton-Boxborough Emily and David Greenwood Westford Cultural Council Cultural Council Stephen and Ann Hogan Weston Cultural Council Acton Monument Amitha and James Knight Company, Inc. Gabriel Lopez-Calva Alpha Business Group Up to $99 and Olesya Baker AmazonSmile Foundation Acton Orthodontic Associates Ben McLellan Bank of America Celerity and Lauren O’Sullivan Billerica Arts Council Cisco Systems, Inc. Richard and Karen Napoli Bursaw Gas and Oil Liberty Mutual Foundation+ Mark and Rebecca Scheier Butler-Dearden Paper Microsoft Giving Campaign+ Service, Inc. Tributes Carlisle Cultural Council Matching Gifts In Honor of Sunindiya Bhalla Chelmsford Cultural Council Bank of America Barbara Dowds Concord Teacakes GE Foundation In Honor of Tom Beaudoin Dunkin’ Donuts IBM Stephen Falite Elmore Patent Law Group, PC Microsoft Giving Campaign In Recognition of Kate Ambash Elza B. Design, Inc. Kristen Gastaldo

These lists reflect gifts made between January 1 and December 31, 2014, and are complete and accurate to the best of our ability. To notify us of an error, please contact Marie Beam, Chief Development Officer, at [email protected]. We served nearly 172,000 visitors, Thanks for being our third busiest year ever. part of our year!

Let’s reflect on some We were honored with the of the high points. William L. Ryan Community Service Award for our impact on area young people.

Our Bid for Kids online auction raised 25% of our visitors enjoyed the museums $22,833 for free or at a deeply reduced cost in support of our through our Open Door Connections Especially For Me series, program. allowing us to offer 23 events this year (up from two in 2010) for kids with an autism We spectrum disorder We hosted our second opened our or who are deaf or hard of full year of Portal to hearing. Thank you! newest exhibit, the Public, our professional Backyard development program for at Night, to rave We brought hands-on practicing scientists and reviews STEM programming to more engineers. These Science We grew to almost Communication Fellows of youngsters than 28,000 kids exploring 1,900 member then presented through our Traveling 6 hands-on their families, Science Workshops relationship up from 1,110 in 2009. program, now in its science programs with the dark. 22nd year. for our visitors. We held 4 capacity-crowd events in We earned year two of our Discovery Museums Speaker Series, which Gold, facilitates conversations with experts on Best topics that matter Museum to families. in the 2014 Wicked Local Readers’ We received a Choice “Best of the Best” Awards. award from Boston Parents Paper. We donated nearly

$23,000 We were in free admission honored by passes and Boston memberships to Business Journal human services, as a animal welfare, Partner faith-based, of the environmental, Year, and educational along with our nonprofits for their friends at fundraising efforts. MathWorks.

We were awarded nearly $300,000 in grants from the Sudbury Foundation and Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop a new exhibit on brain development, for children ages 0-3 and their caregivers.

We were awarded our second Nanotechnology We were awarded a Promising Practice Award Reimagined by the Association of Children’s Museums, for our proposal to mini-grant award and fifth consecutive NanoDays kit benefit homeless families through Horizons for Homeless Children. from the NISE Network for our programs on nanotechnology. Full STEAM Ahead Gifts in Kind Boston’s Best Bartending deCordova Sculpture Park Anonymous(2) Services and Museum with Concord Teachers and Students 5 Wits Alan Bourgault The Designers: Leather ABC Television Network Bridgeport Bluefish Clothiers With a grant from the Concord Ed Fund, 16 Concord K-5 teachers— Ace Hardware Bromley Mountain Domino Veterinary Hospital including art, technology, and library teachers—participated in eight Achieve Taekwondo Cambridge Brewing Maddy Douglass Company days of workshops with staff from The Discovery Museums, learning Acton Coffee House Drawbridge Puppet Theater Candy Castle Dunkin’ Donuts about interdisciplinary and inquiry-based science learning, and Acton Fire Department Canobie Lake Park Ecotarium designing and prototyping classroom projects that incorporated the Acton Skin Care Carlisle & Co. Einstein’s Workshop elements of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). Alchemy Yoga Alexander Aronson Celebrity Series of Boston Nancy Eisenberg Finning CPAs Children’s Discovery Annette S. Ekberg Concord teachers, students, and families were at the Museums on a American Express Museum of San Jose EKG Networking, Inc. Friday night in June, to showcase student projects. Project Coordinator Angeles Corporation Circle Furniture The Elephant Walk Susan Erickson, a 5th grade teacher at Thoreau School, said, “The work Animal Adventures Citizens Bank Elite Island Resorts we did on inquiry-based science learning with the Museums staff was Area Four Colonial Spirits Enterprise Bank really useful, and we saw tremendous engagement and excitement Bay Area Discovery Museum Community Boating, Inc. Erikson’s Ice Cream from students working across disciplines in a hands-on way as they BB Kidz Klub The Concord Cheese Shop Especially For Pets designed, built, created, and shared their work.” Marie Beam The Concord Conservatory Fay School Mark Beamis of Music Robert Ferrara Bella Famiglia, Inc. Concord Museum The Fireplace Restaurant Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant Conducti Fitchburg Art Museum Big Apple Circus Copley Wolff Design Group Mark Fried Jarod Bloom Cranmore Mountain Resort Fruitlands Museum Boston Children’s Museum Crush Boutique George Howell Coffee Boston Chocolate Walking Curtis Street Bakers Company Tours Gluten Free Carol Gifford Boston Duck Tours Dark Matter Chocolate Neil H. Gordon Boston Frame Works Laboratory Grafton Group Restaurants Boston Organics Debra’s Natural Gourmet Maura Haberman Boston Red Sox Maxwell B. Hall “Some people talk about play as if it were a relief from serious learning or even worse: a waste of time. But for children, play is exceedingly serious—and important! ” —Fred Rogers

John Hancock Middlesex Savings Bank Portland Museum of Art Swan Boats of Boston Handel and Haydn Society Monster Mini Golf The Preservation Society of Sweet Beads Harmony Horse Stables, LLC Museum of Russian Icons Newport County Tavolino Hartney Greymont Nashoba Brook Bakery Pyara Spa & Salon The Thoreau Club Hop On In National Baseball Hall of Reasons To Be Cheerful Tower Hill Botanic Garden Huntington Theater Fame & Museum Redbox Town of Acton Recreation Company New Bedford Whaling Museum Renaissance Boston Department William R. Huss New Hampshire Fisher Cats Waterfront Hotel Trader Joe’s Improv Boston Night Shift Brewing Revolution Community Yoga Truly Yogurt Indian Hill Music Annika Noren Fontaine K. Richardson Diana Uehlein Institute of Contemporary Norman Rockwell Museum Road to Wellness Chiropractic The Umbrella Community Art, Boston Not Your Average Joe’s Roche Brothers, Inc. Arts Center Isabella Stewart Gardner Nuance Communications, Inc. Roger Williams Park Zoo Via Lago Restaurant Museum NuBodi Massage Roller Kingdom Walden Woods Animal Elliot I. Isen Oak Meadow Montessori Salem Witch Museum Acupuncture J. Fountain Photography Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Sceptre Marketing Group Walter Fey CPA, PC The Jackson Laboratory Outerwall Sean Nicole Salon Wayside Racquet and Swim Club Keith Jacques Papa Gino’s - Acton Shaker Hills Golf Club WCVB-TV Johnny Rockets Party Favors Sharper Edge Skating School West Concord Liquors JP Licks Patina The Shattuck Golf Club Westford Regency Hotel Jump Around Pat’s Peak Skydive Pepperell Westport Rivers Vineyard Jeff Kasaras Paul Revere Memorial Thomas Sommerfield and Winery Ken-A-Vision Association Southwick’s Zoo WGBH Radio Kitchen Outfitters, LLC Peabody Essex Museum Sprigs Restaurant and Bar Whole Foods Market, Wayland Lauren Huyett Interiors Ruth Perry Starbucks Beverly Wing Leslie Saul and Associates Petco Stephen P. Giulietti The Woolpack Lexx Restaurant Pete and Jen’s Backyard Sterling Golf Management, Inc. Worcester Sharks Magic Brush Pottery Birds Mini-Market Stoneham Theater Yummy Mummy Brownies Mass Audubon Pinot’s Palette Stow Acres Zipcar Madeline McNeely Plimoth Plantation Lees Stuntz Mary Zoll The Master Singers of Polar Beverages Sowmya Suneel Worcester, Inc. New Board Members 2014 We were pleased to welcome five new members to our Board of Directors in 2014.

Katharine Denault (Acton) Margaret (Meg) Ramsey Carolyn Platt(Acton) was a began her involvement with (Lincoln) has been involved with founding Board member of the Museums when she moved The Discovery Museums for The Discovery Museums, and to Acton in 1980, when she more than 15 years as Founder served as Board Chair from met the founder, Don Verger, and Managing Trustee of the 1988-1990. She taught grades and became a volunteer. Ramsey McCluskey Family two through six for 35 years, Katharine has also served on Foundation, a supporter of the at Ecole Bilingue in Cambridge, the parents associations of Museums for many years. Meg the American School of Paris, her children’s three schools: Nashoba Brooks, Fenn, currently serves on the Boards of Trustees of Belmont Sudbury Public Schools, and most recently the Carlisle and Lawrence Academy. She has volunteered at the Day School and the Foundation for MetroWest, and on Public Schools. She served as a consultant for the Acton Food Pantry, served on the Emerson Hospital the Advisory Board of Youth in Philanthropy, where she Lowell Model of Educational Excellence initiated by Gala Committee, and was a founding co-chair of the is also Chair of the Distribution Committee. She spent Paul Tsongas. Carolyn has worked as a consultant for Nashoba Brooks Board of Visitors. Katharine currently 12 years on the Lincoln Scholarship Committee, retiring Primary Source in Watertown, MA, an educational volunteers at the Concord Trinitarian Congregational as Chair. Meg’s professional career includes working non-profit that connects educators with peoples Church and at the Oak Meadow School library. as a Lead Engineer at AT&T Bell Laboratories; Adjunct and cultures around the world; led US teacher tours Professor of Computer Science at Rutgers University; a to China; and was co-editor of China Since 1644: A Paula Bentinck-Smith self-employed software process consultant; and own- History Through Primary Sources. She volunteers at (Sudbury) worked in the er/manager of a commercial real estate venture. Meg Church of the Good Shepherd in Acton, and at Esper- Brookline Public Schools for holds a BS in Computer Science from Drexel University, anza Academy in Lawrence, MA, a tuition-free private many years as a health educator, and an MSE in Computer Science and Electrical Engi- middle school for girls. guidance counselor and special neering from the University of Pennsylvania. needs advocate. She recently stepped down as vice president of the Board of Trustees and Bruce Osterling (Sudbury) Most recently, he was one of three founding partners chair of the Enrollment and Placement Committee started his career as a Peace of Electrolytic Research Corporation, which focused at the Fay School after more than 10 years of service. Corps volunteer and served in on scaling up and commercializing MIT technologies. Paula currently serves on Sudbury’s Goodnow Library the US Navy as a supply officer. Bruce serves in the MIT Venture Mentoring Service; Foundation Board and also volunteers her time in Flor- Early in his career he worked for as a Board member of Greater Boston chapter of ida, currently with the Sanibel Chamber of Commerce, Ford Motor Company before Trout Unlimited; and Board member and Treasurer of the Big Arts Volunteer Fund, and Golisano Children’s spending 16 years at Digital Sudbury Valley Trustees. He earned a BA from Oberlin Hospital in Fort Meyers. Paula earned a BA in Education Equipment Corporation in fi- College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. from Lesley University, and a Masters in Counseling nance and operations. Following Digital, Bruce served from Boston University. as the CFO for three startup companies. “Unscheduled, unsupervised, playtime is one of the most valuable educational opportunities we give our children. —Jessica Lahey, educator, writer, and speaker featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic; ” 2014 Discovery Museums Speaker Series presenter

Planning for Our Future Expanding Access

We thank the following donors for making an early investment In 2014 we launched a new program to offer $1 admission in the Campaign for The Discovery Museums. to holders of a Massachusetts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and up to five additional guests. We also formal- Anonymous (5) Enterprise Bank Richard and Karen Napoli ized our Discovery Memberships program, which provides Peter and Mary Lee Aldrich Robert and Deena Ferrara Lynne Osborn full, free Family memberships to families in need through Joan and Samuel Appleton Foundation for MetroWest Bruce and Lee Osterling partner social service agencies, including Cradles to Crayons, The Astra Foundation Stephen and Susan Giulietti David and Virginia Packer Acton Housing Authority, SMOC Head Start, Open Table of Wendy and John Baker Jeffrey and Janet Glidden Carolyn and Alexander Platt Concord and Maynard, Boys and Girls Club of Assabet Valley, Thomas and Cheryl Beaudoin Neil and Ann Gordon Polaroid Corporation/ Big Brother Big Sister of Central Massachusetts, Acre Family Jarod and Mindy Bloom Haartz Corporation The Land Fund Childcare, Clarendon Early Educational Services, and others. Scott and Pamela Bundy Institute of Museum and Margaret Ramsey and JD and Lori Chesloff Library Services John McCluskey These programs are part of our Open Door Connections Patricia and Don Chisholm Michael and Eileen Katin Raytheon intiative to provide free or deeply discounted access to the Charles and Katharine Russell and Lee Ann Layton William and Christine Ryan Museums for those who face financial, developmental, or Denault David and Barbara Linnard Steve and Cindy Sechrest Anthony and Janice DiBona Don and Pat MacKenzie Nathaniel and Elizabeth P. cultural barriers to visiting. In 2014, the Museums served Mary Dockray-Miller The Manton Foundation Stevens Foundation nearly 43,000 individuals at free or deeply reduced cost in the and Michael Miller Massachusetts Cultural Lees and Stephen Stuntz museums and in classrooms throughout New England, 25% of Harvey Eisenberg Facilities Fund Sudbury Foundation the almost 172,000 served. Open Door would not be possible Bruce Enders Middlesex Savings Bank Workers’ Credit Union without the support of our generous sponsors and supporters.

For more information about the Campaign for The Discovery Museums, please contact Marie Beam, Chief Development Officer, at [email protected] Our Volunteers Individuals Eoghan Flanagan Kristine Kirby Peter Murphy Katherine Silva Christina Agapakis Valerie Fletcher Erica Ko Larissa Naidoo Akhila Sonti “Play is the Paulo Alvero Lucas Fried Mathangi Pendred Noyce Samantha Stephen Nillani Anandakugan Julia Friend Krishnamurthy, PhD Eileen O’Donnell Ruth Super child’s lab.” Joan Appleton Jeff Gao Karthik Kuchimanchi Nannette Ohman Adarsh Suresh Peter Ashton Jeffrey Glidden Tanu Kulkarni Emily Paik Ashwin Suresh —National Association Sunindiya Bhalla Cam Gordon Kristen Kuo Andy Pearson Shruti Suresh Jack Bierwagen Katrina Greene Doug Lawson Luke Pershing Carter Terranova for the Education Parizad Bilimoria, PhD Daniel Grichevsky Russ Layton Ben Pervier Nicole Thomas Myrna Gutfreund Joe Lester Michael Phillips Tom Tidman of Young Children Arushi Bjalchandra Issy Bohling Maxwell B. Hall Kaitlyn Li Dimitra Pouli, MD Jake Verrilli Julie Bradley Scott Harris Hubert Lin Katie Prins Devon Webster William J. Brady Lance Hartford Tess Lonondo Akash Purohit Reagan Williams Laura Brown Kathy Heydt Shay Lukas Sushant Raj Tom A. Witkin Georgia Burns Julia Hoggins Annika Maas Manisha Ramprasad Betsy Yamron Lily Byan Jacob Hollenberg Alex Macrides Connor Reinhold Alex Yen Walter Campbell Josh Hollenberg Andrew Magyar, PhD Mitch Resnick Hannah Yin Anirban Chakraborty Min Ki Hong Nilay Maity Kathy Reticker Stephanie Chan Henry Houh Elise Mashimo Louisa Rogers Groups Terrell Clark Kevin Hu Andrew McGee Narmada Rosner MathWorks Suanna Selby William Huss Gareth H. McKinley Sam Royston Darnell School Crowley, PhD Tara Jawahar Akhil Meka Anna Rychlik CASE Littleton Charles Denault Catherine Ji Nikhil Meka Alisha Sabnis Enterprise Bank Anthony DiBona Jennifer Johnston Shivam Midha Tharun Sankar Biogen Idec Peter Doyle Annalise Jones Sandra Mika Scott Sarazen AMD Elizabeth Dunham Akshay Karthik Natalie Milgram Allison Scheff ABRHS Students for Erika Ebbel Angle Avani Khatri Sydney Mohr Susan B. Seger Senior Volunteer Day Brandon Edmunds Carleton F. Kilmer Peter Morico James D. Shields Peter Fearey Christina Kim William Mullin Ben Shorey “Free play is nature’s means of teaching children that they are not helpless. ” —Dr. Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life

Our Staff Jordan Al-Atraqchi Denise Cooper Barbara Joyce Erin Manning Judy Pecevich Maddi Shames Explorer Traveling Science Explorer Membership Manager Development Assistant Admissions Staff Workshops Instructor Evie Ali Alina Khan Holly Mansfield Luke Pershing Elizabeth Sirois Explorer Sarah Donovan Explorer Development Associate, Explorer Admissions Staff, Explorer Database Administrator Birthday Party Manager Kelton Artuso Shilpa Kulkarni Katie Pieper Admissions Staff Molly Eberle Programs Assistant Nicole McKelvie Explorer Lucas Skorczeski Admissions Staff Admissions Staff Early Childhood Maija Barnett Elizabeth Leahey Peggy Plant Education & Parent Explorer Laura Eriksson Assistant Director of Mike McKendry School Relations Manager Annual Giving and Events Learning Experiences Admissions Staff, Explorer Resources Director Monica Baum Erin Primeau Explorer, Birthday Party Specialist Barbara Stella Denise LeBlanc Paige McKinley Explorer Traveling Science Manager Tess Favini Director of Learning Explorer, Birthday Party Admissions Staff, Birthday Experiences Manager Leslie Primeau Workshops Instructor Morgan Baum Birthday Party Manager, Explorer Party Manager, Manager Sowmya Suneel Colin Lee Frank Meehan Manager Operations Assistant Brent Fay Explorer Explorer Marie Beam Alecia Primrose Chief Development Officer Explorer Julie Sutherlad-Platt Kevin Lee Meghan Mickle Programs Assistant Explorer Amanda Fiske Explorer Explorer Sara Bendall Brandi Ramos Explorer Explorer Aaron Todisco Tess Little Alisha Morelli Mulvaney Explorer, Birthday Party Explorer Jill Foster Explorer, Admissions Staff, Explorer Manager Liam Ben-Joseph Director of School & Birthday Party Manager Explorer Laurie Murphy Sarah Richards Amy Toporoff Group Programs Admissions Staff, Explorer, Traveling Science Cheryl Lombardo Explorer Workshops Prep Ori Ben-Shri Neil Gordon Director of Finance and Birthday Party Manager Explorer Chief Executive Officer Administration Kathryn Riley Coordinator Tanya Myers Admissions Staff Gaynor Bigelbach Gail Gula Cara Lonardo-Roy Explorer Michael Vrablik Traveling Science Explorer Director of Visitor Steve Roake Explorer Workshops Instructor Experiences Anne Newey Exhibit & Facilities Director Jody Harris Explorer Kathie Watt Alicia Blanchard Traveling Science Sam Royston Scheduling Manager Explorer Shay Lukas Michael Newey Explorer Workshops Instructor Explorer Explorer Devon Webster Evan Bosia Aaron Sabot Explorer Explorer Sarah Hetherington Kimi Macdonald Kelsey Parker Explorer Campaign Assistant, Admissions Assistant Becky Werner Grants Manager Assistant Director of Lily Byan Visitor Experiences Jaime Samiljan School Relations Explorer Ivy Madden Explorer Manager Jill Jacques Explorer Marketing Specialist, Olivia Patrick Anna Cartier Nick Malo Explorer Hope Schlegel Isabelle Williams Explorer Museum Store Manager Facilities Assistant Explorer Explorer Sarah Patrick Lisa Clough Kate Jones Cheryl Mamalis Explorer Ann Sgarzi Julia Wolf Manager Admissions Staff, Birthday Explorer Director of Marketing Explorer, Party Manager Admissions Staff

Celebrating supporters and friends at the annual Evening of Thanks. “Every moment that a child exercises the power of imagination, his or her mind changes and grows. Discovery is the catalyst and the reward of play. ” —Dr. Anthony Rao, author, psychologist, and 2014 Discovery Museums Speaker Series presenter

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