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Local fundraising efforts were pushed and enough funds were in the bank in the city of Lake Worth Beach to begin construction of the new library in 1940. Architect Edgar S. Wortman received the commission for the library building. His design was a Mediterranean-style building that would complement other buildings in the downtown Lake Worth area. Just as construction began, two longtime winter residents, twin brothers James D. Strait and William S. Strait, made a $10,000 donation to the library board for the erection of a museum. A museum wing was added to the library plans, and the Strait Museum added to the cultural offerings of the town.
Ground was broken on October 7, 1940; by February, 1941, the building was substantially complete. Although funds were not available for air-conditioning the building was constructed to allow for its eventual installation with ducts and a small room for the plant. The dedication took place on August 12, 1941.
The Lake Worth Art League took up residence in the Strait Museum, and patrons enjoyed may years of art instruction and exhibitions. The design of the building, with its high ceilings and open spaces, also made it a wonderful venue for paintings and other forms of art, including the R.Sherman Winton collection of paintings, and many other paintings depicting historic and colorful subjects.
During the 1950's the Lake Worth Library had the highest number of patrons and circulation among all Palm Beach County libraries by a wide margin, and seasonal patrons especially enjoyed its spacious rooms and customer service.
By the early 1960s, sufficient funds were collected to install a heating and air-conditioning plant. This would keep patrons more comfortable, especially in the hot Florida summers, but more importantly allowed the book collection to be kept under better conditions for preservation.
As the decades passed, the library kept up with the needs of patrons. LP vinyl records were replace by cassettes and CDs; books on tape became books on CD. Lake Worth installed one of the first library security systems to reduce theft of library materials, and in 1982 the library became handicapped accessible. In the 1990s, computers for patron use were introduced, and soon the Internet became a service the library offered its patrons.
As the City of Lake Worth celebrated it centennial in 2013, the library played a central role in the festivities. A groundbreaking look into the city's hidden history revealed the town's original inhabitants, Samuel and Fannie James, and resulted in the publication of Pioneers of Jewell. All proceeds from the book benefited the library.
The evolution continues into the twenty-first century. Most recently the library opened its "CreatE-Lab" were children and teens can study and explore technology to support their studies and interests.
Over its more than one hundreds years, the Lake Worth Public Library has served thousands of patrons, from locals to winter residents. The library building is the focal point of downtown Lake Worth, as it has been for more than seven decades, and it will continue to serve its patrons with information and services for education, entertainment, and enjoyment that only a good book, or new knowledge, can bring.
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We raised a staggering £293,000 at our fourth Vitality Ball at the Natural History Museum, smashing our target of raising a million pounds since the event began in 2011.
Find out more www.ageuk.org.uk/vitality-ball
Photos courtesy of Alex Freeman Photography
Lord Mayor's Patriotic Day Fundraising Appeal, Martin Place, Sydney, 2 December 1939. Australia had entered #WWII just a few months earlier and it is likely that Ted Hood photographed this huge turn for the Sunday Sun. ON 388/Box 051/Item 072 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNW7wQn/8BZNePvZL4PZR
Painting with light - Fundraising
JanLeonardo produced light painting photography art in castle Salem. The artist donates lightpainting photographs in value of 30.000 Euro for the well-known School Castle Salem. His pictures were auctioned for the Kurt-Hahn-Foundation and achieved an higher profit.
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Critteraid undertakes a number of fundraising activities on an annual basis. Over the years, we have explored a variety of these fundraisers and we are very proud of our annual endeavours to raise funds for the animals in our care. Below are some of the fundraising events that take place regularly and we hope that you can make an appearance at to show your support.
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This house is a little drive from me, but worth it - fundraising. Enjoyed my drive there tonight. One day I may do this at my place - beware neighbours! Ha!
Barry Gower, Gift Aid expert and MD of Gift Aid recovery specialists GAIN, in the audience at UK Fundraising's Perfect Pitch Gift Aid event in London on November 2005.
Fridge magnets spell 'fundraising'. I created this at the fridge door wall at the Eden Project, Cornwall.
To celebrate the collaboration between Hunter Boot and Glastonbury's official charity WaterAid – dedicated to providing the world's poorest people with access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation - a number of high profile celebrities were invited to customise and sign the limited edition WaterAid welly at this year's Glastonbury Festival. The wellies were designed exclusively for WaterAid and the world famous Glastonbury Festival to raise money for the 'Hunter for WaterAid' project, dedicated to helping people in remote regions of Madagascar.
Promotional pens and a pencil from fundraising companies. Companies include Kingston Smith LLP, Blackbaud Europe, Fundraising Initiatives, Iris NFP, Future Fundraising (and its Fundraising Academy), and Everyclick.com.
Books about fundraising, on display at The National Arts Fundraising School, run by The Management Centre.
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Poppy Delevingne at Save the Children's Secret Winter Gala 2014 at Guildhall London on Wednesday 19 November 2014. The event was inspired by Philip Pullman's 'Grimm Tales for Young and Old', a re-imagining of the classic fairytales.
The evening raised over £1 million, including match funding from the UK government, and was attended by Save the Children high level supporters and celebrities including Helena Bonham Carter, Karen Elson and Damian Lewis.