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FROM THE PRESIDENT
As we prepare for our 20th anniversary at the Brazos
Valley Museum, it's time to plan our future. We have re-
sponded to the growth in the Brazos Valley with our own
growth in innovative programs. But growth can be an enemy
if it goes undirected.
A plan is needed to inventory the resources of the com-
munity and decide what the community needs for a museum
are. Then we can develop a coordinated plan for exhibits,
programs, physical facilities, natural areas, and resources.
This plan will help us respond to the opportunities our new
facilities in the Brazos Center provide, and give guidance to
our new director, Dale Bode.
The planning process will begin in September and cul-
minate in January with the Brazos Valley Museum Master
Plan —a fitting 20th anniversary present. A team of volunteers
and Texas A &M students, under the direction of volunteer
professional planners, will prepare the plan.
What's the bottom line? We need your help to pay for
supplies and support services. The plan will cost $2220 to
prepare, but the benefits will be immediate. With a plan, we
will be more competitive for grant monies and able to com-
mit existing resources to their best use. Will you take part?
Read on for planning details and what you can do.
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Shirley Plapp
President, Board of Trustees
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE
OBJECTIVE
Develop a plan for the operation of the Brazos Valley
Museum:
Exhibits
Programs
Physical Facilities
Natural Areas
Resources
PLANNING PROCESS
Resource Inventory
Natural resources of the Brazos Valley will be inven-
toried and evaluated. What's so important about the Brazos
Valley that we have a museum to tell that story?
Community Needs
The museum is an educational and service function for
the citizens of the Brazos Valley. What are the community
needs that can be served in an enjoyable and meaningful way
through the Brazos Valley Museum?
Objective Setting
With objectives, the museum and its programs can move
in a consistent direction. What can the museum do to ensure
that the Brazos Valley continues to be a good place to live?
Programs & Exhibits
Specific programs and exhibits will
integrate community needs and resources
find interesting and fun enough to pay for?
be suggested that
What will people
Implementation
A detailed, step -by -step progression for
the next 5 years will be outlined.
How will the job get done?
SCHEDULE
May 7—
Raise Planning Funds
Aug.
15
Organize Planning Teams
Assign Work Tasks
Aug.
15—
Perform Resource Inventory
Sept.
15
Perform Community Needs Assessment
Sept.
15
Report to Board
Sept.
15—
Write Objectives
Nov.
1
Plan Programs
Design Exhibits
Nov.
1
Report to Board
Nov.
1—
Develop Plan for Implementation
Dec.
15
Dec.
15
Report to Board
Dec.
15—
Prepare and Print Final Plan
Jan.
15
Jan.
15
Present Plan to Board
BUDGET
Salaries Donated Operating
Project Director (20 days @ $100) ($ 2,000)* Funds
Team Leaders (40 days @ $ 50) ( 2,000)
Planners (160 days @ $40) ( 6,400)
( $10.400)
Wages
Typesetter (40 hours (a, $5) $200
Drafter (40 hours Cu' $7) 280
Editor (40 hours (W $5) 200
Layout & Design (24 hours (a' $20) ($480)
Keypunch (10 hours (a $ 4) 40
($480) $720
Supplies & Support Services
Supplies $ 300
Support Services (phone, xerox,
postage, etc.) 300
Printing (progress reports,
questionnaires, master plans) 900
$1,500
Total $10,880 Total $2,220
*Items in ( ) are donated.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
We encourage you to consider this opportunity to en-
hance our Brazos Valley. With your tax deductible gift you
can become a part of this effort. Send your contribution to:
Brazos Valley Museum
Brazos Center
3232 Briarcrest Drive
Bryan, Texas 77801
(713) 779 -2195
Thank you.
Non - Profit Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 10
Bryan, Texas 77801
Brazos Center
3232 Briarcrest Drive
Bryan, Texas 77801