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Every gift matters. We are not all invited to give equally. We are all equally invited to give. We experience time and again that when taken together there will be gifts enough to make this project a reality.
Imagine what your support might help us accomplish.
A five-year pledge period allows you to consider making a more impactful gift than you might first realize. The chart below illustrates how to manage a significant personal gift to the campaign.
Named Gift Opportunities are offered to individuals, families, foundations, and businesses at specific donation levels. Please contact Vesterheim’s Development Office for details about donor recognition and named gift opportunities.
All gifts to the Strong Roots | Bold Future campaign will be held in a capital projects account separate from museum operating funds and used solely for projects within the scope of this campaign.
The Strong Roots | Bold Future Campaign is also a great opportunity to help grow Vesterheim’s bold future through a legacy or planned gift.
We would be happy to help you explore planned giving options with you.
Contact us and someone will be in touch to talk with you soon.
Cash gifts can be made:
Online through the secure “Donate Now” button above.
Download and complete the campaign Pledge Form (PDF) and return via mail with your
• check or money order made payable to Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum/Campaign, or
• credit/debit card information, or
• direct withdrawal bank account information.
Many corporations offer matching gift programs. Such programs may allow donors to double or even triple the amount of their contribution. Matching gift forms are available from company personnel or human resource offices.
An alternative to cash is a gift of appreciated securities. Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds owned for more than one year and that have increased in value are popular assets used for charitable giving. Please consult your financial professional for advice on maximizing your campaign gift plans. A brokerage account transfer form is available from the Development Office or you can download a copy.
Vice President of Development: Diane Wagner
Phone: (563) 382 – 9681 x103
Email: dwagner@vesterheim.org
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If you want to speak to someone about how you can support Vesterheim’s bold new future, call Diane Wagner or Kim Toussaint.
Diane Wagner: 563-382-9681 x103
Kim Toussaint: 563-382-9681 x105
The first major project of the Strong Roots | Bold Future campaign is the re-imagining of Heritage Park, the outdoor exhibit and program space for Vesterheim’s 12 historic buildings. Heritage Park opened in summer 2021. Guided by the Snøhetta master plan, Heritage Park has been designed by Damon Farber Landscape Architects to be an accessible and open public space reminiscent of Norway’s forests and glades. Here, people can connect with one another amidst tangible historic buildings set in nature.
Beginning at the plaza that depicts the 1825 voyage of immigrants on the ship Restauration, meandering pathways will guide visitors around gentle glades, past a community amphitheater, and through the expanded parkwhere history comes alive by experiencing how Norwegian pioneers lived.
Special care has been given to create an environmentally sensitive community park with native plantings and woodlands appropriate to this Driftless Area of America’s Midwest, permeable pavers, and sustainable stormwater management.