As part of our commitment to voting education and civic engagement across the tri-county area, we are proud to be developing an interactive children’s voting exhibit for the new satellite location of the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry!
Opening in Spring 2024, the Museum will be housed in the recently renovated St. George Rosenwald School in Dorchester County. Four rooms of the museum will be dedicated to interactive educational activities, and it promises to be a popular destination for families and school field trips!
"By partnering with the League of Women Voters to introduce a voting exhibit at our new satellite location in St. George, we're nurturing the next generation of informed and engaged citizens. Together, we're building a brighter future where every child knows their power to make a difference." -Karen S. Coltrane, President and CEO, Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
The setting for this new Museum has historic significance. Between 1913 and 1932, some 5,000 Rosenwald Schools were built to counter rural segregation in the South, as a joint project between Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute and Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears Roebuck. Prominent Black Americans including author Maya Angelou, civil rights leader John Lewis, and state Senator Vernon Stevens were educated in these schools.
The exhibit is being designed to illustrate the concept of voting and individual decision-making in a fun, interactive, age-appropriate way. Studies have shown that voting behavior and political involvement are habits that families model for one another across generations.
The cost of this project is $10,000 and in order to bring it to fruition,
we are actively seeking contributions from both institutional sponsors and individuals. Your partnership provides recognition benefits to raise visibility of your company or organization among our members and the community, while helping promote civic engagment to the next generation of voters.
Please contact LWV Charleston’s Director of Resource Development, Donna Englander-Factor, at defactor1649 [at] gmail.com if you would like more details.
