The Home Front Festival is Sept. 28^th, 29 & 30^th and is going to be a wonderful event with music, entertainment, history, kids activities and art, along with the “Launch” of the Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park and the YMCA Fun Run/Walk.  Keep checking www.homefrontfestival.com for more information as it develops.

One of the exciting events planned for that weekend is the USO Dance and Show on Saturday evening, Sept. 29^th, 7 to 10 p.m. in the Ford Building.  See the invitation  and order your tickets now. (Large file but worth it.)

On the evening of September 28^th, there will be gala fundraiser dinner for Rosie the Riveter Trust in the newly rehabilitated Craneway of the Ford assembly Building, the first ever event to be held there. The “Think Big" — a Kaiser Exhibit,” will be on display for the first time in Richmond. It will be held at the edge of the Bay in the dramatic, glass-enclosed Craneway of the historic waterfront Ford Assembly Building, where tanks were outfitted for World War II.

If you or your business would like to attend the gala dinner and help support Rosie the Riveter Trust, contact the following for tickets or table sponsorships for “Launching of Rosie the Riveter” at the future site of the National Park Service’s Visitor Education Center by being a sponsor. Your generosity will be recognized in the program.

·         Rosie the Riveter:  $5,000 table of 10

·         Rosie the Welder: $3,000 seats for 6

·         Rosie the Electrician: $2,000 seats for 4

·         Rosie the Pipe Fitter: $1000 seats for 2

·         Individual Seats: $100

For acknowledgement purposes, we ask that you please respond by August 17th. Contact:

Jane Bartke                                                   

Launching of Rosie the Riveter Event Co-Chair                                           

510.235.1315

Omabartke@aol.com            

Diane M. Hedler

Launching of Rosie the Riveter Event Co-Chair

510.271.6601

Diane.Hedler@kp.org

In 2006, Rosie the Riveter Trust accomplished the following:

·         Contributed $ 48,221.99 to support Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park.

·         Secured a $2 million matching grant from the California Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE) the Maritime Child Care Center and facilitated an additional $5.5 million in commitments from the West Contra Costa Unified School District and the City of Richmond to fully fund the project.

·         Executed a 30-year lease with Contra Costa County for the Maritime Child Care Center for $1 per year.

·         Distributed  $33,492 for community outreach activities including park tours for community leaders and funding a part-time community outreach position.

·         Debuted a webstore (http://www.rosiehomefrontstore.com)  

·         Manned a booth at the 2006 National League of Cities Congress of Cities in Reno and at Richmond’ Juneteenth Festival.

·         Participated in the National Trust for Historic Preservation Partners for Preservation Bay Area Initiative and secured a $5,000 grant for the Maritime Child Care Center.

·         Entered into an MOU between the East Bay Center for Performing Arts and the Rosie the Riveter Trust for 10-lessons, standard-based curriculum focused on the themes of World War II Home Front.

·         Presented a “3-Minute Success Story” on the moving of the Whirley Crane at the 2006 California Preservation Conference in Sacramento.

·         Worked with the City of Richmond to install directional signage from Interstate 580 to Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park.