"Tom's Team" formed to support Banner Creek Science Center
An “educational initiatives” program has been formed to support the Banner Creek Science Center and honor the “passion for education” of the late Tom Davies of Holton, it has been reported.
Davies’ family and the science center’s board of directors have formed an ongoing program known as the Tom Davies Educational Initiatives at Banner Creek Science Center — “Tom’s Team” for short — to support the science center’s daily operations and development of educational curriculum.
Contributions will enable the continuance of “inspirational discovery opportunities” for science center patrons of all ages through the center’s affiliation with Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA), science center board members said. FFNHA is a Lawrence-based, federally designated U.S. National Heritage Area located in eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
The program was named in honor of Davies, a long-time member of the Holton USD 336 Board of Education and a member of the science center’s board of directors prior to his death this past April. Davies, science center representatives said, “advocated that every student should have the best opportunities available.”
Donations of $100 or more to the program will allow the science center to receive an extra 10 percent of the donation amount as a grant through the center’s affiliation with FFNHA, it was reported. For example, a donation of $200 to the program will enable the center to receive an extra $20 as a FFNHA grant.
Donations are tax-deductible, as the science center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity, and receipts for donations will be issued. Donation forms may be obtained from and returned with checks to Mike McManigal, Denison State Bank, 421 New York Ave., Holton, KS 66436.
Checks for donations of $100 or more may be made to “FFNHA” with “Banner Creek” noted on the memo line, and checks for donations of less than $100 may be made to “BCSC” with “Tom’s Team” noted on the memo line. Donations may also be made at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/freedomsfrontier ; in the box that asks “Giving to a Partner Site?” write “Banner Creek” in the box.
