February 9, 2016, Guest Speaker
Reported by
Lion Liz Moshure
On February 9th,
2016, the Freeport Lions Club meeting hosted guest speaker Shirley Jordan from
the Children's Hands On Museum of NW Illinois. While many extracurricular, hands-on learning
opportunities exist for children in larger cities, there are only a few in
Freeport that give
children experiences they often don’t get at school, activities that revolve
around learning something practical while having fun.
The mission statement for the Children’s Hands On Museum or CHOM states: To provide all children with interactive, educational experiences in Science, Health, Arts, Reading and Place Sense that are locally accessible and affordable.
Ms. Jordan’s
excellent presentation allowed us to see photos of some of the creative
hands-on items that have been created by young local talent, and the displays
that travel with her and others who run the program.
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This light box allows children to
view a picture of an animal alongside a picture of the skeleton. (Photo courtesy of CHOM Facebook page)
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She informed
us that they received official tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status with the IRS in December 2014, and that their organization is still looking for a permanent location.
Their October
2015 4-day expo at the Freeport Eagles Club allowed more than 800 visitors to
see what CHOM has to offer.
CHOM is
looking for donations, mainly money for insurances and other overhead fees,
down the road rent costs, and so forth. Donations to CHOM are tax-free.
They are also
asking organizations (such as Lions Clubs) to donate to an exhibit if wanted.
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| Club President Bert Kersten thanks guest speaker Shirley Jordan for her presentation with a Lions Club pen |
More CHOM info
can be found on Facebook at the following link:
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