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Day of March 2008
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The tremendous growth and development of Stillwater
Children's Museum over the past few years is largely due to the support
of an amazing team of volunteers. We don't mind saying, our volunteers are
fantastic! Just over the past two months, Stillwater
Junior Service League members have volunteered approximately 40 hours
to the Museum, helping to sort and stock materials for our Museum
without Walls programs, and assisting with some large-scale mail-outs.
We sincerely appreciate their help and continued involvement in Museum projects.
Contact Nita Buckner (nitabknr@hotmail.com) or Ruth Cavins (ruthc@brightok.net) for more information, or to volunteer. You can also volunteer online and find more information about volunteer opportunities at: http://www.stillwaterchildrensmuseum.org/volunteer.htm. 
 The Stillwater Children's Museum and Smart
Start Payne County have teamed up again this year to present Journey
Back in Time. This Museum
Without Walls program will be offered to children and their grown-ups
at the Smart Start Payne County Family Fun Fest on April 26, and at five elementary
schools within Payne County over the coming months. Journey Back in Time 2008 schedule: Open to the general public April 26, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Payne County Expo Center during the Family Fun Fest, sponsored by Smart Start Payne County. Available to pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students at:
 What will we do this summer?? The Stillwater Children's Museum is partnering with Oklahoma State University's College of Education to host eight weeks of action-packed summer camps from June 2 to July 25. Children ages 6-8 and 9-12 are invited to attend and may select one or all eight weeks of adventure. These enrichment camps will be held on the OSU campus with fieldtrips to exciting places around our state. For more information, see: http://www.stillwaterchildrensmusuem.org/summer.htm.
 A charitable gift of stocks or bonds to Stillwater Children's Museum provides a potential opportunity for tax savings while generously sharing with others. A gift of stock owned for more than one year might entitle you to a charitable deduction for the full market value at the time the gift is made. If the stock has appreciated, you also may avoid a capital gains tax on the appreciation. Check with your accountant or attorney for further clarification. In addition to helping the Museum, you may diversify away from low-basis, long-term holdings into other assets that will better suit your current needs. If you would like to discuss a gift of stocks or bonds to the Stillwater Children's Museum, please call Steve Norman with Edward Jones Investments at (405) 372-7437. For more information regarding giving to Stillwater Children's Museum, including in-kind donations, automatic bank withdrawal, and credit card contributions, see: http://www.stillwaterchildrensmuseum.org/donate.htm.  Congratulations to Calvin Anthony and his staff at Tiger Drug! SCM is excited to help Tiger Drug celebrate its 100th year of business. SCM has donated a traveling birthday party for one lucky boy or girl, which will be given away during Tiger Drug's birthday celebration week in April. Stop by Tiger drug for more details on this fun event.  As the Stillwater Children's Museum and Smart Start Payne County prepare to begin year two of the AmeriCorps VISTA grant, we are seeking to recruit three additional VISTA members, and we are now accepting applications. VISTA members will have the opportunity to make a lasting contribution through grant-writing, resource building, and program development. To learn more about AmeriCorps VISTA, go to www.americorps.org or contact Ruth Cavins, Stillwater Children's Museum, at (405) 533-3333.  Kenny Quigley was born and raised in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He graduated from Kingfisher High School. He attended Oklahoma State University and obtained a B.S. Degree in Agriculture Education. He also attended Oklahoma City University and received a Masters in Business Administration. Kenny has worked for the USDA/Rural Development Agency since 1988. He is loan officer for the agency and underwrites commercial business loans covering the entire state of Oklahoma. He is married to Kari, who teaches 7th grade mathematics at Stillwater Middle School. They have two sons, Kyle and Kade. He is a member of the Stillwater Church of Christ and assists in children's bible school. Kenny is very involved in his sons' activities, civic groups and Alpha Gamma Rho Alumni Association. He is a recent graduate of Leadership Oklahoma Class IXX and Leadership Stillwater Class XVII. His hobbies include camping, OSU sports and spending time with his family.
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