Page 9 - Equipment Echoes Issue #137

Help Preserve the Machines that

BUILT OUR WORLD

Together We Are the HCEA

Members of the Historical Construction Equipment Association
are from all corners of the world and from all walks of life, yet
there is a common thread that ties us all together. That bond is
an interest in historic construction equipment and a concern
for the preservation of these machines and their history. In fact,
one thing we take great pride in is that all of our machines in
the museum are restored to full, working condition!

Big Bertha, 1988

Big Bertha, Today
History Needs You Capital Campaign

Contributor Levels
The HCEA is excited to announce our new Capital Campaign to raise $1.5 million to construct
a 20,000 sq. ft. home for our National Construction Equipment Museum — the only public
museum of its kind in the nation. The new 20,000 sq. ft. facility, constructed on our existing HCEA WILLIAM OTIS CLUB PATRON’S CIRCLE
property, will nearly triple the current museum display area and will feature:
$10,000 AND UP $500 AND UP
1 A Machinery Hall with a clear span 3 A 1,200 sq. ft. Education Center, CHARTER CIRCLE 375 CLUB
vaulted ceiling which will allow cranes and including interactive displays, allowing $5,000 AND UP $375
shovels to be displayed with booms raised. us to develop programs for students of
all ages to increase awareness and FOUNDER’S CIRCLE BUILDER’S CIRCLE
2 A 1,200 sq. ft. Archives Annex, climate interest in careers in the construction, $2,000 AND UP $100 AND UP
control storage for seldom surface mining and dredging industries.
accessed materials taking up valuable All levels of giving above the 375 Club to the
space in the archives. 4 A Visitor Center including a Capital Campaign will receive permanent
merchandise store and an area for recognition in the new Museum. Donations
meetings and special displays. above the $50,000 mark will receive
recognition in an industry press release to
numerous trade publications.

Our fundraising target is $1.5 million and we
are confident that with your tax-deductible
donation, we will have the new National
Construction Equipment Museum completed
and open to the public.
DONATE TODAY AT HCEA.NET

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