Friday, September 01, 2006
A great opportunity for kids
The company that closed The Lakewood and UP Journals is based on Bainbridge Island, so you can imagine what I think of the place. But I have decided to change my way of thinking. There's a great resource on Bainbridge, and I will no longer let one bad experience affect my view of an entire community.
Comcast will be sponsoring the free entry program at the Kids Discovery Museum on Bainbridge. One thing that really impressed me about this place is their commitment to education before profits. Sure, they are distributing thousands of free tickets to places where you would expect to find disadvantaged parents. But they also keep these free passes at their front counter. If you can't afford it, you don't have to pay. That's just cool.
So obviously that is an opportunity to bear in mind if you know of any local family that might enjoy the outing (and, of course, can get to Bainbridge). If they can afford entry, great, as the museum needs support for a planned expansion into Bremerton. If the family can't afford it, Comcast and the museum will help them out with those free passes. You can learn more about the museum at http://www.kidimu.org/discover.htm and http://www1.kitsapsun.com/bsun/features/article/0,2403,BSUN_19080_4859161,00.html
Oh, and be sure to check out the Lakewood chuckle of the day at http://www.thesubtimes.com/2006/08/letter_a_sign_o.html
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Comcast will be sponsoring the free entry program at the Kids Discovery Museum on Bainbridge. One thing that really impressed me about this place is their commitment to education before profits. Sure, they are distributing thousands of free tickets to places where you would expect to find disadvantaged parents. But they also keep these free passes at their front counter. If you can't afford it, you don't have to pay. That's just cool.
So obviously that is an opportunity to bear in mind if you know of any local family that might enjoy the outing (and, of course, can get to Bainbridge). If they can afford entry, great, as the museum needs support for a planned expansion into Bremerton. If the family can't afford it, Comcast and the museum will help them out with those free passes. You can learn more about the museum at http://www.kidimu.org/discover.htm and http://www1.kitsapsun.com/bsun/features/article/0,2403,BSUN_19080_4859161,00.html
Oh, and be sure to check out the Lakewood chuckle of the day at http://www.thesubtimes.com/2006/08/letter_a_sign_o.html
