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Aurora Regional Fire Museum Endowment Fund

Established 2022

Aurora Regional Fire Museum

$1.30 Endowment Giving Campaign

Support the 130th Campaign

 

Since its humble beginnings in 1968, the Aurora Regional Fire Museum has stood as a beacon of community spirit and historical preservation. From its inception in the basement of Aurora Fire Station No. 4 to its current home at Aurora’s Central Fire Station, the museum has been a testament to the rich heritage of our fire service.

This year marks a significant milestone as we celebrate the 130th anniversary of the construction of Central Station, a historic landmark that proudly served the City of Aurora for over 80 years.

None of this would be possible without the unwavering support of our community. Your generosity today enables us to uphold our vision of honoring and protecting the past, present, and future of the fire service.

Through our regional collections and exhibits, we preserve the legacy of firefighting while educating the community on fire safety and prevention. Your contribution to our endowment ensures that this vital work continues for generations to come.

Join us today as a shared steward of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum. Together, we can preserve history, protect lives, and inspire future generations.

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Support the 130th Campaign

The Aurora Regional Fire Museum has served our community since it opened in 1968.

Originally established in 1966 as the Aurora Fire Museum, the Aurora Regional Fire Museum preserves the history of the Aurora Fire Department and firefighting in the region through our various exhibits, programs, and events. The museum is located in Aurora’s 1894 Central Fire Station in the heart of downtown Aurora.

The Fire Museum is the region’s fire museum. Our roots are in Aurora; however, we look at the history of firefighting in Kane, DuPage, Will, Kendall, Dekalb, and Cook counties and beyond!

The Aurora Regional Fire Museum Endowment Fund assists the museum in all areas of managing our operations.

Give your gift of time and see what it means to the people you impact. Helping others is what life is all about.

Neal Ormond

Donor & Fund Advisor

YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.

Madi Porter

YEP Member

YEP was a great experience to have in high school. I became a more confident person, someone with a lot more perspective. Coming from a small school, YEP allowed me to branch out into my community, meet students from other schools, and learn about their backgrounds. I made some great friends and still keep in touch with them today.

Abby Vagnoni

YEP Alumni

Grant funds from the Community Foundation helped provide updated technology. These upgrades were transformative. By creating new time saving processes, it turned us into a more efficient organization.

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Grantee

Being a part of the Community Foundation scholarship committee is the highlight of my year. For many, a scholarship from the CFFRV is the reason they are able to continue reaching for their dreams and changing the future of our world. I hope each recipients knows just how inspirational they are to those of us who are lucky enough to read their stories.

Jessica Breugelmans

Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member

Education is important to us. We support causes that touch our lives and align with our values. We believe in paying it forward. We are here for a short time,, and it is the next generation that will take on what we leave behind.

Michelle Emanuel

Donor and Past Scholarship Recipient

I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Zari Foundation Scholarship and the Community Foundation in supporting my education. I am majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology. In my spare time, I volunteer on campus, in the community and I’m also the principal violist in the symphony orchestra. I hope to make an impact on the next chapter of space exploration by eventually working at a groundbreaking aerospace company such as SpaceX or NASA.

Taytum Newell

Albert M. Zari Scholarship Recipient

Give your gift of time and see what it means to the people you impact. Helping others is what life is all about.

Neal Ormond

Donor & Fund Advisor

YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.

Madi Porter

YEP Member

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