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Children will model real world experiences as they dress up as a police
officer, deliver the mail, create art, compose music or put out a fire.
Pretend City will also feature two birthday party rooms, an observation
room to facilitate educational or product research, and private event
facilities for up to 400 adults. Classrooms for teacher and parent
training and school fieldtrip orientation will also be available.
“The
first five years of a child’s life are so important; that’s when 90
percent of a child’s development takes place,” says William Habermehl,
superintendent of the Orange County Department of Education and member
of Pretend City’s board of directors. “It’s so important to build a
foundation early and give them experiences that will last a lifetime.
If you miss that opportunity, then you have a big void to fill. Pretend
City makes learning exciting for children and gives them a foundation
they can build on for the rest of their lives.”
Pretend City
was made possible by the active and generous involvement of a board of
directors with an average age of 39 and an average gift of $246,000,
including many of Orange County’s next generation of leaders and
philanthropists. To date, the capital development campaign has
generated $11 million toward its goal of $17.5 million intended to
support the museum’s planning, design and operations.
Donations
and sponsorships have come from both private and corporate sources
including M&M/Mars, Ralphs, Kaiser Permanente and Rancho Mission
Viejo Co. The museum continues to seek capital and operational support
from private, corporate and foundation sources.
One of Pretend
City’s key partners, the Children and Families Commission of Orange
County, has given the museum a $3.5 million program grant to implement
a 10-year, countywide initiative to promote developmental screenings
for young children.
“Pretend City is the best-equipped
organization to take on the challenge of increasing awareness of the
importance of developmental screenings,” says Michael Ruane, executive
director of Children and Families Commission of Orange County. “We know
what an impact this museum will have over the next 10 years and that’s
why we are partnering with them to tackle this important issue.”
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Pretend City, continued ...
Children will model real world experiences as they dress up as a police
officer, deliver the mail, create art, compose music or put out a fire.
Pretend City will also feature two birthday party rooms, an observation
room to facilitate educational or product research, and private event
facilities for up to 400 adults. Classrooms for teacher and parent
training and school fieldtrip orientation will also be available.“The first five years of a child’s life are so important; that’s when 90 percent of a child’s development takes place,” says William Habermehl, superintendent of the Orange County Department of Education and member of Pretend City’s board of directors. “It’s so important to build a foundation early and give them experiences that will last a lifetime. If you miss that opportunity, then you have a big void to fill. Pretend City makes learning exciting for children and gives them a foundation they can build on for the rest of their lives.”
Pretend City was made possible by the active and generous involvement of a board of directors with an average age of 39 and an average gift of $246,000, including many of Orange County’s next generation of leaders and philanthropists. To date, the capital development campaign has generated $11 million toward its goal of $17.5 million intended to support the museum’s planning, design and operations.
Donations and sponsorships have come from both private and corporate sources including M&M/Mars, Ralphs, Kaiser Permanente and Rancho Mission Viejo Co. The museum continues to seek capital and operational support from private, corporate and foundation sources.
One of Pretend City’s key partners, the Children and Families Commission of Orange County, has given the museum a $3.5 million program grant to implement a 10-year, countywide initiative to promote developmental screenings for young children.
“Pretend City is the best-equipped organization to take on the challenge of increasing awareness of the importance of developmental screenings,” says Michael Ruane, executive director of Children and Families Commission of Orange County. “We know what an impact this museum will have over the next 10 years and that’s why we are partnering with them to tackle this important issue.”
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