Morristown Rotary Gives Grant To Aspiring Children’s Museum

MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Rotary Club of Morristown recently awarded a grant of $2,775 to MOMI Museum of Imagination + Innovation to support its Museum on Wheels program.

MOMI is a nonprofit organization established in 2018 that is dedicated to promoting the power of play and building a children’s museum in Morris County or Somerset County. MOMI currently provides inclusive and equitable opportunities for open-ended play in local communities through hands-on activities at community events.

MOMI will use the grant to purchase supplies for its Museum on Wheels program. The Museum on Wheels program is a mobile program that provides educational play experiences for the whole family at community events and festivals.

“We appreciate the grant," President and Founder Sara Sorenson said. " The funds will provide much needed supplies to create unforgettable experiences for children and families and promote MOMI’s mission to build a museum that sparks curiosity and wonder, and ignites a lifelong love of learning.”

In 2019, MOMI brought its Museum on Wheels program to two community festivals to the Morristown area, The Original Music Fest and Grow It Green’s Alfresco on the Farm. The program included their signature Play with Ice activity that uses watercolors and salt to paint a 300 lb. block of ice.

“Some families have never seen such a big block of ice and even adults wanted to get on the fun,” Sorenson said.

MOMI plans to participate in several community events and festivals in the Morristown area in 2020. Information about MOMI can be found at www.thinkmomi.org or by calling (908) 340-6101.

The Morristown Rotary Club was established in 1922 to create positive change in their community and the world. The Morristown Rotary Club awards grants to local nonprofit organizations that serve their six areas of focus including Basic Education and Literacy.

More information on the Morristown Rotary Club can be found at http://morristownrotary.org/

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