The W Foundation

“Client Note 1 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SUPPORT:THE W FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM LOAN OF ASSETS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ON DISPLACE AT CHABOT'S NEW PERMANENT SPACE EXHIBITION: "BEYOND BLASTOFF-SURVIVING IN SPACE". THIS DISPLAY INCLUDES ITEMS FROM THE W FOUNDATION COLLECTION TO INCLUDE THE ORLAN EVA LIFE SUPPORT BACKPACK AND ORLAN EVA SPACE SUIT WHICH HELPS VISITORS GRASP THE COMPLEXITY OF LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS NEEDED TO ALLOW ASTRONAUTS TO SAFELY WORK OUTSIDE A SPACECRAFT. THE W FOUNDATION ALSO SHOW CASED ITS SPACE COLLECTION AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARTIFACTS THAT HAVE MADE THE LONG JOURNEY TO THE MOON. THE W FOUNDATION ARRANGED TO HAVE VARIOUS NAVY AVIATOR ASTRONAUTS, TO INCLUDE ASTRONAUTS ROBERT CURBEAM AND DICK GORDON, ON SITE TO INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC AND TELL THEIR STORIES ABOUT ADVENTURES IN OUTER SPACE. SPONSORED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:2005 - THE W FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED THE USS HORNET MUSEUM WITH A GEMINI TEST CAPSULEF FOR EXHIBIT. 2006 - THE W FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE CHABOT LUNAR LANDING SIMULATOR.2007 - THE W FOUNDATION SHOW CASED AN EXHIBIT ENTITLED "OUR SPACE HISTORY" AT A SAN FRANCISCO THEATER. 2008 - THE W FOUNDATION SUPPORTED "BEYOND BLASTOFF - SURVIVING SPACE" AT THE CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER IN OAKLAND, CA. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SPONSORED A "NAVY IN SPACE" EXHIBIT COMPLETE WITH ASTRONAUTS AT THE FORT MASON FLEET WEEK EVENT IN SAN FRANCISCO. 2009 - THE FOUNDATION HOSTED AN EXHIBIT CALLED "TO THE MOON - SNOOPY SOARS WITH NASA" AT THE CHARLES SCHULTZ MUSEUM IN SANTA ROSA, CA. APOLLO 11 AND APOLLO 12 ARTIFACTS WERE ON DISPLAY AT THE USS HORNET MUSEUM IN OAKLAND, CA. THE "NAVY IN SPACE" EXHIBIT WAS ALSO HELD AT THE ANNUAL FORT MASON FLEET WEEK EVENT IN SAN FRANCISCO. DURING THIS TIME, VISITORS ARE REMINDED OF THE VARIOUS EXHIBITS AT CHABOT & THE USS HORNET. 2010 - IN OCTOBER 2010, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED ITS ANNUAL NAVY IN SPACE EXHIBIT IN FORT MASON, CA AS PART OF FLEET WEEK. THIS INCLUDED PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTIFACTS THAT HAVE MADE THE LONG JOURNEY TO THE MOON TO INCLUDE A VISIT WITH NAVY AVIATOR ASTRONAUTS JOHN HERRINGTON WHO HAS FLOWN TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ON THE ENDEAVOR. DURING THIS TIME, VISITORS ARE REMINDED OF THE VARIOUS EXHIBITS AT CHABOT TO INCLUDE "BEYOND BLASTOFF" AND "ONE GIANT LEAP: A MOON ODYSSEY". 2011 - IN OCTOBER 2011, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED ITS ANNUAL NAVY IN SPACE EXHIBIT IN FORT MASON, CA AS PART OF FLEET WEEK. THIS INCLUDED PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTIFACTS THAT HAVE MADE THE LONG JOURNEY TO THE MOON TO INCLUDE A VISIT WITH NAVY AVIATOR ASTRONAUTS JOHN HERRINGTON, DAN BURSCH, RIC SEARFOSS AND DICK GORDON WHO HAVE FLOWN TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. DURING THIS TIME, VISITORS ARE REMINDED OF THE VARIOUS EXHIBITS AT CHABOT & THE USS HORNET. ITEMS FROM THE W FOUNDATION SPACE COLLECTION HAVE BEEN ON DISPLAY FOR MANY YEARS AT CHABOT SPACE SCIENCE CENTER AND THE USS HORNET MUSEUM. 2012 - THE W FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THE SPACE COLLECTION AT CHABOT SPACE SCIENCE CENTER AND THE USS HORNET MUSEUM. IN ADDITION, THE W FOUNDATION SPONOSED A JULY 2012 SPACE FESTIVAL IN NOVATO, CA. THE W FOUNDATION HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED A NEW SPACE MUSEUM IN NOVATO, CA CALLED "THE SPACE STATION". THIS EXHIBIT EDUCATES CHILDREN ABOUT THE EXCITING HISTORY OF SPACE EXPLORATION AND TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING THAT A STRONG GLOBAL COMMITMENT TOWARD FUTURE SPACE TRAVEL IS KEY TO ACCELERATING OUR CIVILIZATION'S DEVELOPMENT. THIS EXHIBT IS OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS, IS STAFFED COMPLETELY BY VOLUNTEERS, AND IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. THE SPACE STATION HAD 7,000 VISITORS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. 2013 AND 2014 - THE W FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THE SPACE COLLECTION AT CHABOT SPACE SCIENCE CENTER AND THE USS HORNET MUSEUM. THE FOUNDATION ALSO OPERATED A SAPCE MUSUEM IN PACHECO PLAZA. STAFFED BY ALL VOLUNTEERS, THE MUSEUM IS FREE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND HAD OVER 17,000 VISITORS IN 2013. THE MUSEUM HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF SPACE MEMORABILIA AND EQUIPMENT. TH”

“Travel $882”

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