You are invited to join the Pleasant Prairie Historical Society as they
host an “Open the Door to Pleasant Prairie’s Past” Fundraiser to be held
on Saturday, September 9, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the
Halter Wildlife Club in Pleasant Prairie. Volunteer members of the
Society will be hosting a community-wide picnic to raise money to
renovate the 1927 Dublin School, the Society’s largest artifact that was
acquired by the Elizabeth J. Riley Trust in 2012 for the Historical
Society to create a local museum to store, exhibit, and educate the
community about Pleasant Prairie—those who lived, worked, served and
developed in the community.
The Historical Society volunteers
are trying to raise $300,000 this year to renovate the Dublin School.
The Society greatly appreciates all of the corporate sponsors and
monetary donations received already this past spring. The Society’s
fundraising efforts to date have raised nearly $110,000 for the proposed
Dublin School project. The Society is continuing to seek funding,
materials and volunteer labor donations for the School.
The
1920’s-themed community picnic and Dublin School fundraiser at Halter
Wildlife will include music, food, drinks, games, activities and much
more! Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used towards Dublin School
building projects such as making the school handicapped accessible,
creating a handicapped accessible bathroom, replacing the front and side
doors, updating the furnaces, electrical and plumbing systems,
installing attic insulation, restoring the plaster walls, creating areas
to receive and document donations, installing a warming kitchen and
completing interior finishes for the museum.
For more information about the event, please contact the Pleasant Prairie Historical Society
[email protected] or (262) 947-3600.