You
Are Invited To Help Make History Happen
Monday, September 8, 2014, the Dorcheat
Historical Museum
will be hosting its sixth fundraising event since the 2008 opening of the
parish museum. Last year the fundraiser was a huge success, and raised over
$30,000 and was attended by over 150 guests.
Becky Marvin,
Janice Mourad, Cora Lou Robinson, Louise Snook, and Kay Elzen, board members
and gala event organizers report that the 2014 fundraiser promises to be no
exception, with the "Photographs and Memories" theme set for this
year. Guest will be thrilled with the variety of silent auction items and the
great variety of wonderful Louisiana
cuisine. "We are so fortunate to have the support of so many people from
far and wide. "We are pleased with our progress and we know we couldn't do
any of it without so many generous friends and supporters of the museum."
stated museum director; Schelley Francis.
Folk artist,
Cora Lou Robinson, is in the process of painting another new original painting
for this event. Robinson's paintings have been a highlight at the past auctions
bringing in over $8000 last year for the museum. Everyone is looking forward to
seeing her new 2014 piece. Other artists have also contacted museum board
members about donating original works; and museum members are thrilled with the
response to help.
The museum has
had hundreds of visitors this past year from all over the country. It is a
showplace for our area and has received quite a bit of notice from the Shreveport
area on local TV stations, magazines and newspapers. People are now seeing
museum commercials on TV, large billboards and ads in area publications.
Our expansion project
is in full swing. We raised the money to purchase the building in
2013! We have a new roof and front on our new building! Now our
plans for our renovation and upgrading the building will take place. Many
Minden residents will remember when
the two buildings were connected as Major Office Supply with a door between the
two sections. With the purchase of the building we will once again hope to have
a doorway between the two museum areas at some point in time.
When the Media/Theater
room opened several years ago, it gave the museum an extra advantage of being
able to offer the facility to others. We can now rent this part of the museum
out for meetings, reunions and parties, plus we have the added benefit of the
theater system for Power Point or video presentations." commented Schelley
Francis.
If you would
like to attend or donate a service or item for the 2014 Gala event contact the
Dorcheat Museum at 318-377-3002 or visit at 116 Pearl Street. To sign up for
updates visit the website at www.museuminminden.blogspot.com you can also find
us on Facebook.
