Float the Boat: $15,000 Milestone Update - The Maritime Museum of BC

What a great Float the Boat weekend! After a wonderfully successful matching donation weekend, and a lovely Community Week, the campaign reached its fifth milestone: the boat now sails at the $15,000 milestone!

Milestone Reached

$15,000

$16,933

Raised so far

Next Milestone

$20,000

$3,067

to go

Sixth Milestone Reached!

You raised $16,933 so far. Let’s keep the momentum going! We need just $3,067 more to reach the next milestone of $20,000.

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In case you missed it on Facebook, here’s the live video of Anya Zanko, Events & Development Manager, pouring water into the tank to mark this sixth milestone.

Thank you to The John and Catherine MacFarlane Fund of the Vancouver Foundation for supporting this weekend with a $2000 matching donation!

Community Week

Thank you to everyone who visited the Museum for Community Week! Admission was by donation, and you added $742.40 to our current total with your donations between March 12 – 16.

This year’s campaign will help support our ongoing operations as we continue to offer new programs, exhibits, and events for the public, while caring for our vast collection.

We’ll be open 7 days per week starting May 19!
New program options for all ages with the launch of Salty Sundays starting May 19.
Two new community exhibits will open in 2024, starting with No Walk in the Woods: The History of the West Coast Trail on April 11.
Public collection tours will be offered starting Fall 2024—get a look behind the scenes at our collections facility!
New look for our front entrance, to improve accessibility and the visitor experience at the front desk and in our gift shop.
SV Dorothy’s on tour this summer, attending local festivals in the lead up to our very own Classic Boat Festival.
New offerings and programs at the Classic Boat Festival, including the Yacht Dog Café, the Music Program and the Artists Aboard Program.