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Love the something happens when you give. Wow and wonder for science museums
is perfect.

I've always thought it would be funny [and yes, inappropriate] to do an
"adopt an exhibit" approach. Have a donation box next to a
bedraggled-looking exhibit.

Maria

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On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Ed Sobey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> I think any donation box that reacts to a donation will be successful. We
> added sound recordings to a 6' long fiberglass shark so when people put
> money into the mouth, "Jaws" would play or the shark would say something.
> It
> was hugely successful. We later added a vortex disk for donations and as
> successful as it was, it didn't detract from the shark's success.
>
> Ed
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> Ed Sobey, Ph.D.
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