Dear Friends and Supporters of The Cold War
Museum,
The Winter/Spring 2008 issue of the Cold War Times
is now posted for viewing online at www.coldwartimes.com. If this email was sent to you in error, you may
remove your email address or update your email address online at www.coldwartimes.com. I would like to thank Lorton Self Storage for
sponsoring this issue of the Cold War Times. If you live in the Northern
Virginia area, please keep Lorton Self Storage in mind for your storage needs.
More info online at www.lortonselfstorage.com.
Over the past decade, the Cold War Museum has made
great strides in honoring Cold War Veterans and preserving Cold War history. I
am writing to provide you with a brief update on the Museum's activities. The
museum is at a critical stage in its development and is in the final stages of
lease negotiations with Fairfax County Park Authority for use of the former Nike
Missile Base in Lorton, Virginia.
(Does anyone know Tom Hanks or how to get in touch
with him? He has just starred in a Cold War film
called Charlie Wilson's War(http://charliewilsonswar.net) and I would like to talk with him (or
hisagent) about the Cold War Museum. You may remember
that Tom Hanks was a spokesman for the National WWII Memorial and I want to find
out if he would have an interest in helping to move our effort
forward.)
I am grateful to Senator Chap Petersen from
Fairfax, VA and Delegate Joe May from Leesburg, VA who introduced budget
amendments in January 2008 that would provide the Cold War Museum with a
non-state agency appropriation.
This will be a very difficult year for all
nonprofits seeking this type of State support. If you live in Virginia, I need
your help. Please contact your State Delegate and State Senator to let them know
that you support the Cold War Museum and the two budget amendments put forth by
Senator Petersen and delegate May.
A list of Virginia State Delegates can be found online at:
http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebsiteTL?OpenView.
A List of Virginia State Senators can be found online at:
http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/$$Viewtemplate+for+WMembershipHome?OpenForm
The mobile exhibit on the U-2 Incident, the "Spies
of Washington Tour," and related educational activities continue to generate
interest and support.
The mobile exhibit, currently on display at the
Pacific Coast Air Museum
(www.pacificcoastairmuseum.org) through April 15, 2008, will travel to the ITOW
Veterans Museum (www.itowmuseum.org) in Perham, Minnesota on May 1, 2008. The
educational Spy Tour of Washington (www.spytour.com) is now booking group tours
online.
The Museum is working with the Embassy of the
Czech Republic to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Prague Spring and with
the British Berlin Airlift Association to commemorate the 60th anniversary of
the Berlin Airlift later this year. There are varieties of sponsorship
opportunities available in conjunction with these anniversary events as well as
other Cold War Museum educational events and activities. Please email [log in to unmask] for additional information.
We count on your financial help to assist with the
care, display, and storage of our Cold War artifacts and to help with our day to
day operations. Tax deductible donations to The Cold War Museum can be made
through a secure online website at
www.guidestar.org/partners/networkforgood/donate.jsp?ein=54-1819817 or www.justgive.org/giving/donate.jsp?charityId=18894.
If you know of friends or family members that
would be interested in our efforts, please share this update with them or
encourage them to visit www.coldwar.org. Please help spread the word about the Museum.
Together we can make this vision a reality. For more information, or to
subscribe to our Cold War Times email newsletter list, please
contact:
Thank you for your continued
support.
Francis Gary Powers, Jr.
Founder
The Cold War Museum
P.O. Box 178
Fairfax, VA 22038
703-273-2381 Museum
703-273-4903 Museum Fax