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Recently, several members have asked about the museum’s
Wall of Honor and its “In Memoriam Program”
and wanted to know how their contributions are applied.
Below are some questions and answers that may help
members learn more about this program
Question: What is the Wall of Honor?
Answer: The Wall of Honor is the
museum’s way of recognizing all its donors.
Everyone who has given financial support to the museum
will have his or her name posted on the Wall. There
are three sections on the Wall of Honor. The “Donor”
section lists all donors and dues-paying members since
the museum’s inception. An “In Memoriam”
section recognizes individuals in whose memory money
has been contributed to the museum. An “In Honor
Of” section recognizes individuals in whose
honor money has been contributed.
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Question: What is so special about
the museum’s Wall of Honor?
Answer: The Wall of Honor is unique
to the Panama Canal Museum, in that it shows levels
of donations by locations along a theoretical Panama
Canal. The concept is designed to allow individuals
to “transit the Canal” based on amounts
they contribute to the museum. Beginning at the Pacific
end of the Canal, one can proceed in $100 increments
through 15 different locations along the Canal until
completing a transit at the Atlantic Breakwater. Contributions
are cumulative, so that over a period of time and
with ongoing contributions, one can continue to move
toward the completion of a full transit. We have several
members who have already completed a number of transits.
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Question: If I make my $24 annual
dues payment and then contribute another $100 to the
museum, what amount is applied on the Wall of Honor
to my transit through the Canal?
Answer: The entire amount –
dues plus any additional contributions – is
credited to your Canal transit. The additional amounts
over your dues payments, of course, will help expedite
your transit.
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Question: Can my contributions be
in memory of a friend or relative? Can my dues count
toward this as well?
Answer: All your contributions, including
dues, can also be made in memory of or in honor of
any individual or individuals you so designate. In
that case, both your name and the name(s) of the person(s)
you are memorializing or honoring will be credited
jointly with the full amount of your contribution
and both you in the “Donor” Section and
they in the “In Memoriam” Section will
move along the canal toward a complete transit.
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Question: May I contribute in the
memory of or in honor of more than one individual?
Answer: Yes. The amount you contribute
can be apportioned among however many individuals
you would like to memorialize. For example, if you
donate $100 and want your contribution to be in memory
of four individuals, you may designate $25 for each.
You will be credited for $100 in the “Donor”
Section and they each will be credited with $25 on
the “In Memoriam” Section of the Wall
of Honor. In this case, your transit will proceed
more rapidly than those you are memorializing. If
you were to designate the full amount to one person,
you both would proceed at the same pace.
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Question: Can other museum members
and donors contribute to individuals someone else
has already designated?
Answer: Yes. Many of our donors have
designated their contributions to go to the memory
of the same individual. In that case, the total amount
of contributions for that individual has helped to
expedite their transit through the Canal. Recently,
we have found that, in lieu of flowers or other expressions
of sympathy, many members are choosing to donate to
the museum in the name of a recently deceased friend
or loved one, which will permanently preserve their
memory on the Wall of Honor.
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Question: If I make a contribution
in memory of a friend or loved one, will the next
of kin of that individual be notified?
Answer: When a contribution is made
in memory of an individual, at the request of the
contributor, the museum will notify an individual
specified by the contributor that such a donation
has been made. At the time of the contribution, we
will need the name and address of the person to whom
the notification is to be made.
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