| It has been my honor to serve as the President of the Southeast Volusia Historical Society for the past 2 years. During this time SEVHS has had many successes. However, none of these successes would have been possible without a wonderful, hard working group of volunteers. To each of you I owe my heartfelt thanks
We have increased our membership during the last two years. In conjunction with this growth in membership we have experienced increases in attendance to the museum and in the donations that help with our operating expenses. During the past year the two fund- raisers we rely on every year, Pancakes in the Park and Pilau Dinner, were both a great success.
Two sources of income that we hear very little of, the River History Cruises and the Walking Tours, have both become very popular and visitors to both activities have increased.
Our two big events, Night at the Museum and Museum on Main Street were successful beyond our expectations. Night at the Museum, by all counts, was the best one of this type of events we have ever hosted. The Museum on Main Street was our first experience in hosting a traveling exhibit. What a great event. Our attendance more than doubled during the time this exhibit was here. Likewise the donations doubled. We hope to have other traveling exhibits and will soon be completing the application for another exhibit sponsored by the Florida Humanities Council and the Smithsonian.
I have purposely not listed any names of our volunteers who worked on these projects. All of our volunteers work as a team. When the museum needs help, many hands are raised with the words "I'll do it." So, I cannot single out any of volunteers as being more important than others.
This is my last column as the president, but I will continue to be active in this wonderful museum of ours.
Larry Skates
President, Southeast Volusia Historical Society |
