Membership Benefits

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How YOUR membership supports the
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center

Establishes a home base for the educational work of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center, as well as a welcome center for all Down East
Sponsors educational programming, including a library, demonstrations, exhibit, artifact and photograph collections and a bookstore with a large collection of caring, waterfowl and local history books, as well as a showcase for local craft
Offers educational outreach through festivals and events state/region wide as well as demonstrations for classroom presentations and school events, support to other museum efforts through participation at major events relating to coastal North Carolina history and environmental education
Supports classroom involvement statewide and beyond through field trip planning and participation in teacher training workshops such as the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT)
Serves local communities as community liaison for research and study for college and university programs, field studies in oral histories, cultural preservation and environmental issues
Provides area information and trip-planning services for travel and education groups coming to Down East
Provides communication with our members and the community we serve through newsletters, feature stories in local media, direct correspondence, and events throughout the year
Provides facility support (utilities, maintenance, insurance, meeting resources) for this year-round community center available to the public for meetings, weddings and other private events.

LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP

For the first time ever, the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is offering a LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP opportunity. We hope you will consider this giving-plan as a combination of membership and annual giving that will help sustain the financial future of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center.

To participate in this program, we ask a $1,000 per year contribution/ commitment over the next three years. [Or, a one-time gift of $3,000.]

Benefits include:
Lifetime Membership including all membership prints and mailings (no more membership billing/payments)
Special Lifetime Member window decal and membership cards
Discount of 15% for all museum gift shop purchases-excluding consignment items
Tickets for two to the Waterfowl Weekend Friday Night Preview
Your name included on the Lifetime Membership Plaque at the museum

We sincerely hope you will consider this option that combines membership with the annual giving request we have enclosed in this mailing. This giving plan can be paid by check, through the ACH form enclosed or by credit card. If you have questions, please call the museum office 252-728-1500 (X21-Sharon Starks) or contact any of the Museum board members for additional information.

Membership Print

Each year the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum selects an area artist to be featured as its Membership Print Artist. This program encourages both artists and members to be part of preserving the rich heritage of the Core Sound area.

This honor has been held by many of the county's most accomplished artists including the late David A. Lawrence of Harkers Island. Other artists featured have been Alan Cheek, Anita Connelly, Larry Burge, Kenneth Humphries and Lena Ennis. Membership prints are offered to individuals and businesses with their annual membership of $125 or more. Prints are signed, numbered and limited to Museum members only. The originals are part of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum's permanent collection.

David Lawrence
CSWM 1997-1998 Membership Artist
“Home on Willow Pond”