Our Non-Profit Community Spotlight
The Family Museum Lights a Creative Spark for Lifelong Learning
The Family Museum offers interactive and educational experiences for young children in the areas of art, science, movement, and play. With 44,000 square feet of programming space, the Museum provides hands-on exhibits, drop-in classes, preschool classes, school and community outreach, dance classes, and a variety of programs geared towards children eight and under.
Visitors to the Family Museum’s interactive exhibit gallery discover how food moves from the modern farm to the local store by caring for animals, driving a combine, and moving grain in the Farm exhibit. Guests explore the Mississippi River by adding obstacles and raising or lowering water levels as they watch their boat make its journey down a 28-foot indoor waterplay table resembling an actual stretch of the Mississippi River. Visitors chat with neighbors or wave to the mail carrier in the Town Square exhibit which includes features of everyday life. And our youngest guests make alphabet soup, wash the laundry, and splash around in the virtual pond (without getting wet!) in PlayHouse.
New for 2020 is the two-story Luckey Climber! This artistically stunning structure allows Family Museum guests to climb from the first floor to the second floor while observing photographs of clouds on the platforms on the climb up and aerial photographs on the way down. While intended for young children, all ages are welcome to climb!
The Family Museum and its non-profit foundation depend on community support to serve the children and families in our community. Northwest Bank’s Investment Management Group have provided the Family Museum Foundation with expert advice and endowment support that is both efficient and lucrative. Their advisors and investment options are always supportive and best established to support the Family Museum needs.
To learn more visit https://familymuseum.org/
Upcoming Events from our Nonprofit Partners
Annual HANDS Auxiliary Golf Outing | June 7, 2021 | Crow Valley Golf Club, Davenport, IA
Handicapped Development Center
Save the date for the annual HANDS Auxiliary Golf Outing. This years’ event will take place but will be slightly different to provide a safe environment for all participants. Contact Mary Egger at 563-391-4834 or maryegger@hdcmail.org for more information.
The Arc Charity Golf Outing | June 18, 2021 | Highland Springs Golf Course, Rock Island, IL
The Arc of the Quad Cities Area
Register online at arcqca.org.
The Catalyst Awards & Auction | July 30, 2021 | Schweibert Park, Rock Island, IL
The Arc of the Quad Cities Area
Join the Arc of the QCA in celebration of the people and organizations who have been a light in the lives of people with disabilities and ignited a passion for inclusion at The Arc’s Catalyst Awards. Visit www.arcqca.org for bidding and tickets.
Birds and You | A Putnam Museum Exhibit | Open Now!
Birds and You examines the role we all can play in protecting and preserving the birds we see every day in our backyards and fields. Visitors can expect to see a variety of taxidermy mounts, eggs, and nests while learning about the issues facing birds today. Visit www.putnam.org.