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2025 MISSION MONTH

Pay it your way

Every August, the Children's Museum of Wilmington pursues a project to give back to the Wilmington community. Typically, we partner with an organization to pursue a joint mission, however, we decided to pursue our "Pay it Your Way" campaign in 2025!

What was "Pay it Your Way"? Every Sunday during August, the Museum offered a program that encouraged guests to name their admission price or to pay it forward. When entering the Museum, guests were able to either pay what they want for general admission or pay for the next guests to arrive. "Pay it Your Way" drew on the kindness of our community to create a gift that keeps on giving!

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2025 Impact

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Paid it Forward

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Paid it their way

A teal handprint with statistics about the Museum's 2025 Mission Month
An orange handprint with statistics about the Museum's 2025 Mission Month

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 Mission Month!

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