Medina RR Museum accepts $4K grant to make displays more interactive for kids
Provided photo: The board of the Medina Railroad Museum accepted a check for $4,000 from Apex Wind Energy on Monday. From left are board members Rick Henn and Ginny Kropf, executive director Jeff Lewis, president George Bidleman, Anna Mathes from Heritage Wind and board members Joe Kujawa and Hank Olegniczak.
MEDINA – A grant from Apex Wind Energy will help the Medina Railroad Museum move forward with its efforts to upgrade the museum’s display to make it more interesting to children.
“We haven’t had much in the way of interactive displays,” said longtime board member Rick Henn. “The addition of a train simulator will allow kids to sit down and run a locomotive.”
On Monday prior to the Museum’s board meeting, Anna Mathes of Barre, field organizer for Apex Wind Energy, presented a check for $4,000 to board members and museum director Jeff Lewis.
Mathes explained Apex Wind Energy has been presenting grants in the amount of $400 to $4,000 since 2020.
While the total cost of the simulator is in the neighborhood of $10,000, Lewis said this check is a great start.
