Annual Report for 2012

Annual Report for 2012
January 2013
ACHIEVEMENTS
2012 was another story of success at the Victor
Lowell Thomas Museum. Some of the successes
with your support and volunteer help include:
• A State Historic Fund Grant was awarded to
complete restoration on the exterior doors,
repair the east wall and window stonework. The
work on this project will begin in the spring of
2013.
• We continue to work on a CDoT grant to
replace the roof, which we hope will be
completed later this year.
CC&V Mine Tours
• We are seeking funding now for the interior
This summer we will be hosting mine tours once again,
restoration – addition of heat, water and sewer
thanks to the Cripple Creek & Victor Mining Company.
and upgraded power as well as a few
Tours will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. every day but
miscellaneous, exterior finishes. Watch for
Thursday from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
future news on 2013 fundraising. We will need
Reservations are strongly recommended at
your help to match several grants and finally
VictorColorado.com.
bring water and heat into the building! Thanks
to the City of Victor we hope to have a restroom
Museum Hours: 9:30-5:30 daily Memorial Day to Labor
installed in the first floor of the museum.
Day and Friday-Monday September 30,
• Held a fundraiser Birthday Party for Lowell
Satruday/Sunday to Columbus Day weekend; check the
Thomas’s 120th on April 6. We had a
website for special weekends during the holiday season.
tremendous turnout at his boyhood home. Over
Admission: $6 adults, $5 Seniors 62 & older, $4
Labor Day weekend we had Richard Marold
Children 12 & under Admission includes 1 hour of gold
provide a program on Lowell and again had
panning.
many supporters.
• We had another great 2012 season
Gem & Gold Panning
maintaining our visitor numbers (from 8775 in
Try your hand at finding Cripple Creek turquoise, topaz
2011 to 8732 in 2012, only 43 fewer despite
and other gems as well as real gold. The museum hosts
the Waldo Canyon Fire), increased the revenue
panning thru Labor Day and panning for real gold over
from tours by 16% (large tour buses came to
Gold Rush Days the third weekend in July.
visit and we also provided three special Soccer
Your 2013 Board of Directors
Camp tours), and increasing our museum gift
Ruth Zalewski, President
shop sales 33% from 2011 to 2012.
Karen Muntzert, Vice President
• Continued expanded staffing and kept the
Jane Mannon, Secretary
museum open 7 days a week all summer. This
Nancy Hanks, Treasurer
year Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining CO.
Jon Zalewski, Board Member
again donated the funds for staffing and
Contact Information
marketing the mine tours. We also opened all
719-689-5509
weekends from Thanksgiving to Christmas and
[email protected] Web: VictorColorado.com
are planning more special hours for 2013.
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We continued to work with the Colorado
Springs Convention & Visitor’s Bureau and
regional museums on cooperative marketing,
as well as group tour operators for bus tours.
Continued a window challenge to raise funds
to restore the windows in the museum; 16
windows have been funded thanks to several
donors. Participated in Colorado Gives Day.
Funding for restoration of the windows is still
needed.
Exhibits and Programming
• Received donations of photos, and artifacts
from several individuals with family ties to
Victor, including a set of 500 negatives of Victor
and Neuman family in 1913-1917, artifacts from
the Berger Larsen family (including a beautiful
organ, and from Steve & Karen Benson of the
Lowell Thomas family.
• Improved our contribution to the community
by drawing visitors to Victor through our
marketing efforts, providing for visitor
experiences to compliment our local businesses
and give visitors a reason to stay and explore
Victor, the museum, Gold Belt Byway and Trails
of Gold.
Curatorial, Inventory and Gift Shop
• Continued work toward a new inventory of
all artifacts in the collection.
• Added Victorian jewelry, rhodochrosite and
aquamarine jewelry, Colorado mineral and
gem, to our gift shop, and held a preview event
for opening weekend.
• Added a plethora of new items to the gift
shop and had a very successful sales year,
thanks again to Mona Campbell who sells the
socks off everything from rocks to fine jewelry.
• Took first place in the Christmas Lighting
Contest, thanks to the enormous village Jeff
and Mona Campbell loaned us.
• Decorated for Halloween – thanks again to
Jeff and Mona for all the goblins and creepy
creatures.
• Worked to improve security for exhibit items.
Decorated for Christmas
Museum Honor Roll 2012/2013 - Thank You All for Your Continued Support!
Renew or Join... Keep Your Membership Working for You. Help Save the Past and Be a Part of the Future..
We cannot do this without you! Please take a minute to read our newsletter & come by for a visit this summer to see what
we are up to at your museum! We need you - our supporters. Please spread the word & encourage others to join.
Visit victorcolorado.com to: Download a membership application... Or Apply Online.
Window Challenge Donors 2009-2012
• Window 14 - Stephen & Bonnie Mackin in Memory of
• Window 1 Jon & Ruth Zalewski
Wayne & Dorothy Mackin
• Window 2 Ed Hunter
• Window 15 - City of Victor
• Window 3 Jane Mannon
• Window 16 – Mark & Linda Dix & John Easterbrook in
memory of Pete & June Smith, former mayor of Elkton.
• Window 4 Jim & Karen Muntztert
• Window 17 - Donate $1300 to adopt a window.
• Window 5 Joe & Marjie Stevens
• Window 6 - Balke Trust in honor of Rudy Balke
• Window 7 - Balke Trust in honor of Ken Geddes Major Grantors for 2012 projects
• Window 8 - Victor Heritage Society
• Colorado Department of Transportation TE Grant
• Window 9 - Torix General Contractors through Teller County for roof replacement and
repainting of the museum logo window & an
storefront restoration - June 2010 - $129,548
upstairs window
• State Historic Fund for door and east wall restoration Window 10 - Jim & Sarah Watson
$35,000
• Window 11 - Terry & Carol Trego
• Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company - for
• Window 12 - Bill & Beth Reid
summer staff and mine tour donations, as well as master
• Window 13 - Rich & Marilyn Fay
plan funding - $25,000
Patron Members 2012-2013
Gold Patron
Silver Patron
Turquoise Patron
$1000 per year or more
$250 per year or more
$100 per year or more
• Bill & Beth Reid
• Jade Diamond
• William & MaryLou
Consulting
Hadwiger
• Lowell Thomas Jr & Tay
Thomas
• Jon & Ruth
• Linda Irene Tingvik
Zalewski
• James & Sarah Watson
• Source Architechnology
• Ed Hunter
Systems
• Merrill & Rebecca Austin
•
Terry
&
Judy
Akins
•
The
Preservation Studio
• City of Victor
• Joe & Marjie Stevens
Sylvanite Patron
$500 per year or more
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Steve Park
Alan & Sarah Larson
Chris & Nancy
Hanks
Rich & Marilyn Fay
Harold Larsen
Members 2012-2013
Annual Individual Members
• Tom & Hilde Simco
• Mary Henson
• William Haugen
Annual Family Members
• Bud & Georgianna Peiffer
• Tish & Dewey Allen in memory of
Jake & Eleanor Baker
• Sam & Karen Morrison
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Gary & Martha Horton
Jim & Elizabeth Zorn
Stephen & Bonnie Mackin
Jeff & Mona Campbell
Les Page
Volunteer & Special Thanks: CC&V, Ed Hunter, Lowell Jr. & Tay Thomas, Ken & Liz Hunter-Ball, Jim & Sarah Watson,
Mike and Noel Wallace, Tim Stroh, Charise Boomsma, Sam & Karen Morrison, City of Victor, Jeff, Chase & Mona Campbell,
Trego Family, Brian & Rosemary Hays, Mark & Jill Sievers, Kayla Ibarra, Josie Cole, Diana Bowman, Teller County
Government, Sue Greeve, Dick Crow, Roxie Ross, Jim Muntzert, Chuck Clark, Richard Marold, Bill Phelan, Dan Delaney,
Steve Newton, Mother Lode Liquors, Gold Camp Bakery & the Kids, & a host of others we may not remember but surely do
appreciate!
Become a Part of the Museum
If you have some spare time and want to make a difference by volunteering, please let us know - without volunteers we
cannot survive. Please call us at 719-689-5509 or email [email protected] if you are interested in helping:
>With fund-raising events, ideas, and programs.
>Volunteer to assist in staffing the museum, helping with gold panning, inventory and giving tours.
>Help with museum maintenance such as cleaning, weeding, painting, repairs, moving artifacts/exhibits and building display
cases and exhibits.
>Help distributing event posters, and staffing events.
Victor Lowell Thomas Museum
2012 to 2011 Year End Summary
Category
Visitors
2012
2011
Difference
%age
8,732
8,775
(43)
-0.49%
7,290.00
17,885.00
15,893.00
3,213.00
4,748.00
330.00
21,750.00
33,195.00
763.00
8,732.00
15,381.00
11,918.00
2,435.00
3,525.00
274.00
21,150.00
28,395.00
2,564.00
(1,442.00)
2,504.00
3,975.00
778.00
1,223.00
56.00
600.00
4,800.00
(1,801.00)
-16.51%
16.28%
33.35%
31.95%
34.70%
20.44%
2.84%
16.90%
-70.24%
105,067.00
94,374.00
10,693.00
11.33%
Expenses - Operations
Advertising
Audit/ Review
Bank & Credit Card Fees
Building Maintenance
Event Supplies
Insurance
IT Related
Museum Staff
Office Supplies
Utilities
In-Kind Expenses
Other
7,256.00
3,375.00
1,126.00
836.00
428.00
5,093.00
1,107.00
15,388.00
1,186.00
2,206.00
33,195.00
2,043.00
8,094.00
3,125.00
748.00
372.00
2,088.00
4,052.00
1,215.00
14,225.00
509.00
2,621.00
28,395.00
3,800.00
838.00
(250.00)
(378.00)
(464.00)
1,660.00
(1,041.00)
108.00
(1,163.00)
(677.00)
415.00
(4,800.00)
1,757.00
10.35%
-8.00%
-50.53%
-124.73%
79.50%
-25.69%
8.89%
-8.18%
-133.01%
15.83%
-16.90%
46.24%
Subtotal- Expenses-Operations
73,239.00
69,244.00
(3,995.00)
-5.77%
Net Income /(Loss) Operations
31,828.00
25,130.00
6,698.00
-26.65%
Revenues - Capital
Grants
Match
Other
780.00
10,207.58
39,352.00
18,465.00
3,073.00
(38,572.00)
(18,465.00)
7,134.58
-98.02%
-100.00%
0.00%
Subtotal - Revenues - Operations
10,987.58
60,890.00
(49,902.42)
-81.96%
Expenses - Capital
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Capital Planning
Exterior /Interior Finishings
Displays
Museum Acquisitions
4,000.00
780.00
-
17,330.00
51,443.00
5,882.00
10,310.00
-
(17,330.00)
0.00%
0.00%
(1,882.00)
(9,530.00)
-
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Subtotal- Expenses-Capital
4,780.00
84,965.00
(28,742.00)
0.00%
Net Income /(Loss) Capital
6,207.58
(24,075.00)
(21,160.42)
87.89%
Revenues - Operations
Admissions/Gold Panning
Tours
Gift Shop Sales (net of Cost of Goods Sold)
Donations
Fundraiser
Memberships
Sponsorships
In-Kind Revenues
Other
Subtotal - Revenues - Operations
Copy of An Historic Photo From Our Collections
Guest Passes
2
2
Discount at Museum Gift Shop
4
6
8
10
10
10% 10% 15% 20% 20%
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Recognition in Museum
Recognition in Museum Newsletter and Website
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Invitation to Museum Events
Cresson Gold Patron $5000+.
Gold Patron $1000+.
Sylvanite Patron $500+.
Silver Patron $250+.
Your Donations Open Doors to the Past
Join Today And Support Your Local Museum!
Turquoise Patron $100+.
2013 Victor Lowell Thomas Museum
Membership Benefits
Family Membership $50.
Annual Membership $40.
Free Museum Admission
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$250 per year or more
$500 per year or more
$1,000 per year or more
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Send checks payable to: Victor Improvement Association, POB 238, Victor, CO 80860
Museum Exhibits
Lowell Thomas Memorabilia
The life & times of Victor's famous
hometown traveler.
Dr. A.C. Denman & Lillian Titmas
A room filled with equipment and
items from the Victor doctor's office.
Mining Equipment Yard
1890's mining equipment &
guidebook.
1890's Mining Room
Drills, lamps, ore car, miner's cabin...
Victorian Rooms
Original furniture, china, clothing and
household items.
Antique Doll Collection
Hundreds of dolls!
Come check out all the new
things in our Gift Shop!
Handmade Hat Pins ~ Books and
DVDs ~ Victorian Jewelry
Aquamarine ~ Rhodochrosite
Variety of Mineral Specimens
T-shirts ~ Gold - Panning Kits
Lowell Thomas Books
New Items Every Year!
2013 Museum Events
Watch for information on more 2013 Events!
March 15-17 – Murder on the Midland Terminal: murder mystery
sponsored by the museum, Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining
Company and Victor Hotel; see VictorColorado.com for info.
May 18 – Sunnyside Cemetery Tour: 10 a.m. See website for info.
May 25 - Opening Weekend; Gold Panning, Exhibits. STCFG Tour of
the Mary Nevin Surface Buildings.
May 26 - Sept. 2 - Modern Gold Mine Tours: from the Museum.
Every day but Thursday. See our website for the 2013 schedule of
expanded days and times.
June 22-23 – Victor Gem and Mineral Show: STCFG event,
museum gold panning.
July 19-21 - Gold Rush Days: Modern Mine; Pan for Real Gold
Need More Info on the Museum?
For more information or to make a donation, call Nancy Hanks at
719-689-3522, Jane Mannon at 689-4044 or Ruth Zalewski at
719-689-2675 or email [email protected].
Victor Improvement Association
POB 238
Victor, CO 80860
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