YOUR DONATIONS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
The Antique Wireless Association is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York Department of Education. All donations go to support the Antique Wireless Association and its sponsored AWA Communication Technologies Museum preservation and educational efforts.
Can you help make a difference in a child’s future – spark their interest in science and technology? Can you fascinate an adult with educational classes? Can you make a senior’s trip down memory lane a highlight of their day? Yes, you can through a thoughtful gift to AWA.
Support the AWA Communication Technologies Museum and its Efforts Preservation
Cash donations are of the greatest value to the Museum, allowing the Museum’s Trustees to prioritize as needed. However, equipment donations are possible and may be desirable. First review the Museum collection criteria using button below, although storage space is limited, we are alway seeking unique items, especially if they are in good condition. It will be best that you contact the Museum Curator and discuss a possible donation with him. The Curator’s e-mail contact is Curator@antiquewireless.org. Complete AWA Museum staff contact information can be found on the Contacts page of this website.
To review the AWA Museum collection criteria, click on button to the right.
Help AWA provide for the preservation, sharing, and education of communications history by making a charitable gift to AWA. For many, cash is the easiest. There are two convenient ways to DONATE funds to AWA.
Your thoughtful and generous tax-deductible gift will make a difference by supporting these initiatives and THANK YOU!
Use the button to the right to make a cash donation using our on-line store.
Use the button to the right for information regarding making a donation by US Mail.
Below you will find some examples of current Antique Wireless Association efforts.
Artifact Collection and Preservation
The AWA Communication Technologies Museum collection requires constant preservations effort with respect to existing as well as new collection artifacts. In addition to routine cataloging and physical restoration, a large library of documentation is being built to assist historians. When unique, efforts include making the artifact functional. Overtime the Museum staff builds new displays to exhibit and demonstrate the artifacts unique design and functionality. The exhibits on-display in the Museum can be reviewed using the on-line Virtual Tour.
Education
“Radio Fab Lab” – Radio Fab Lab is a series of hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related classes for youngsters age 9 to 16. Since the start of classes in 2017, 82 students have attended these classes. For more information about this series for home schoolers or Saturday sessions, visit the “Radio Fab Lab” page.
“Learn It, Build It, Fix It” – These are classes for adults to learn about and experience hands-on classes in electronics. The current class will learn about amplifiers and build a tube guitar amplifier kit. To review our current offerings, visit the “Learn It, Build It, Fix It” page.
Public School Educational Outreach – The New York State Department of Education inserted an element in the fourth grade curriculum on waves. In cooperation with the Bloomfield Central School District, AWA taught a 45 session in each of the fourth grade classes and had the classes to the Museum to build a code practice oscillator kit and learn some Morse Code.
AWA plans to expand the scope and reach of these classes and educational outreach as resources allow.
Junior Historian Program at the Museum
The purpose of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to enhance their learning, presentational and interpersonal skills by providing historian training at the AWA Communication Technologies Museum. The role of a volunteer historian is to “tell the stories” behind the artifacts on exhibit as they guide visitors through the Museum. “Telling the stories” requires learning the histories and facts and developing an interesting, cohesive, educational, and entertaining interpretation of the exhibit. This is a great educational opportunity for students to gain presentation experience and enjoy the rich history exhibited by the Museum.
Please make your donation by selecting one of the two options below.
Use the button to the right to make a cash donation using our on-line store.
Use the button to the right for information regarding making a donation by US Mail.