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Dear Members & Friends of the WW&F Railway Museum,

Thanks to your continuing generosity, the 2023 Annual Fund Drive was a great success. 345 donors helped us raise $138,213.80 out of a goal of $125,000.00. Once again, thanks to your enthusiasm we have yet to fail to surpass our Annual Fund goals since its inception more than 30 years ago.  Note that we now have over 1300 members. It would be fantastic if we could reach 440 donors – a third of our members. Every donation, large or small, helps us reach our goal. The Board of Directors cannot thank you enough for your continuing support.

The past year has been one of great accomplishments at the Museum. The engine house is almost finished with just the ceiling fire protection, insulation and smoke jacks to be completed. Work on the station platform has been completed although some sort of shelter remains to be decided upon and funded. We also acquired the South African Hopper Cars.

We are asking for more funding than last year because we have many worthy projects that need to be accomplished. Not all are sexy but all are necessary! Funds received in excess of our goal will be used to buttress the enumerated projects or other projects requiring additional funding.

The projects we intend for this year’s Annual Fund Drive are:
 $17,500.00 – Fossel Property Mortgage
$16,000.00 – Reimbursement of reserves for the new parking lot
$11,000.00 – Locomotive No. 11 Fund
$10,000.00 – Locomotive No. 53 Fund
$10,000.00 – Replace the Car Shop 3-phase generator with a larger unit
$25,000.00 – Resurface and repair old parking lot
$15,000.00 – Start construction of Top of Mountain Station
$10,000.00 – Permanent coal storage facility
$5,000.00 – Firefighting equipment
$5,000.00 – Improvements to Sheepscot ADA access
   $3,000.00 – Trout Brook Bridge pile bracing
$127,500.00

Please be as generous as you can! We thank you all very much for your continuing support. Please make plans to visit the Museum to experience all that your generosity has made possible.

Sincerely,

David J. Buczkowski, President

Pictured are just some of the projects either completed in the last few months, or will be assisted in the 2024 Annual Fund Drive. Our progress is a testament to the generosity of our friends and supporters.

2024 Annual Fund Drive

Donate here to the annual fund drive. Project-specific donations are gladly accepted at this link.

More Ways to Help

Give Money when Shopping ANYWHERE Online!

Virtually ALL e-commerce sites (including travel sites, large retailers, coupon purveyors, and smaller shops) will make donations to the charity of your choice, IF you use a “shopping portal.” These websites share the commission they receive on your purchase back with the WW&F.

All you have to do is start your shopping at one of the following shopping portals:

• iGIVE
• GOODSHOP

It doesn’t cost any extra, and it’s a simple way to help the causes you love. Just be sure to always start at iGive or Goodshop so that your purchase is credited correctly.

Sell Stuff on eBay

https://charity.ebay.com/help/seller
The WW&F is registered as a non-profit on eBay, and can receive donations from listings. eBay sellers may select the WW&F as the non-profit of their choice, and they can donate 10 to 100% of the sale to the museum. If you have plans to sell anything on eBay, please consider selecting the WW&F as the Organization you would like to give to.

Other Ways to Help

Here are some more ideas of ways you can be a part of the WW&F’s mission. Most importantly, we encourage you to become a member.

The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum is a 501c3 charitable organization. Tax EIN: 01-0448408. All donations will be acknowledged for tax purposes.