
Capital Campaign for the
Champaign Aviation Museum:
Building Expansion for Learning & Exhibits
After a multi-year Capital Campaign and with many thanks to your generous support, we have raised over $1.91M to expand the Champaign Aviation Museum for learning and exhibits through the construction of an additional 120’ x 170’ hangar building! This will provide essential area for the imminent wing attachments of the Museum’s B-17 Champaign Lady restoration project and new opportunities to create educational programming about the aircraft metalworking and machining done by the hard-working men and women of the Greatest Generation.
We will also be able to add new educational displays highlighting World War II Veterans and their experiences while fighting to preserve our freedom, as well as the experiences of those on the home front during WWII. Additionally, the new hangar will provide more storage area for future donations of aircraft, and increased workspace for the maintenance of our operational vintage aircraft in a public space so that visitors can observe and learn directly from our volunteers. From the first delivery of steel in April to the erection of the hangar building frame in August, excellent and timely progress is being made daily by the skilled building crew. We are now in the final stages of bringing the new building to life with the installation of LED lighting, heating, and other interior items. We look forward to welcoming you into the new space very soon and celebrating our success together as a community!
The project capstone is to complete the pavement for the connecting ramp to the airfield, enabling full access to the new building from Grimes Field. We are thankful for your support to have helped the Museum raise the additional $70,000 to pave the way for continued progress!
Thank you Capital Campaign Donors:
Leaders Circle
Irvin J. Bence
Duane L. Engel
The Grimes Foundation
The Shiffer Family
The State of Ohio
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Friends of the Fortress
David & Mary Lou Gearhart
Mike Jones & Jody Croley-Jones
Charles N. Legge
Andrea Shiffer & Kelly Fleming
William & Melissa Weidenhammer
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Hangar Support Pillars
Robert & Carole Buchwalter
Park National Bank
Doug & Marge Snider
Brian & Jody Wells
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Wall of Honor
Anonymous Donors
Ron Bibler
Johnson Welded Products
KTH Parts Industries, Inc.
Steven & Susan Manos
Heather McClintock-Racz
John B. Pellegrino
Kirk & Mary Perkins
Steven & Barbara Polsley
Sarica Manufacturing
The Springfield Foundation
Joseph Wisne & Bridgette Mariea
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Contributors
Bill & Diny Albers, Frank Alfter, Anonymous Donors, Richard & Pammela Barnes, Walter Bauer,
Thomas Baum Jr., Martha Belury, Ronald Berger,
Janet Berry, Barbara & Carl Billhardt, Ray & Yvonne Blatt,
Dr. Steven Bohl, David & Cathy Brandeberry,
Bud Brentlinger, Chuck Brown,
Edwin Buchwalter, Ron Bulow, CAM Visitors,
Todd Carmosino, Champaign Co. Pilots Association,
John Chappell, Jim Clark, Cobblestone Hotels, ColePak, Tom Conlon, Christopher & Susan Cordle,
John & Sharon Cromwell,
Anthony & Douglas Crabill, Michael Creamer,
Lajoie Culbertson, Paula Curtiss,
Ed & Judy Davis, Gene Davis,
The Dayton Dragons Foundation, Duane Dellinger,
Carter & Rob Dickerson, Daniel & Beulah Dickerson,
Peter D'Onofrio, John Doss, Dublin Barber Shop Clients,
Deborah & Richard Dwyer, EAA Chapter 402, Gregory Ehr,
Bradley Evans, Carl Fasbinder, William Fish, James Fogarty,
Harry Friedman, Jerry & Mary Lee Gecowets,
Joe George, Brett Gilbert, Peter Gray, George Gogan,
Stephen & Mildred Haley,
Hartzell Norris Charitable Foundation, Pat & Mary Henry, Ryan & Jessica Henry, Gary Hinton,
David & Christyn Holden, Dick Holzwarth,
Patrick & Catherine Hreachmack,
Robert and Marilyn Hunter, Illinois Tool Works, Kathy Iven,
Darrell Johnson, Gerald Jones, Janet Jones,
Thomas Kasting, Greg & Leah Keller, Eric & Marsha Kindig,
Arthur & Susan Kinser, John Kinyon,
Terry Klein & Tammy Weaver, Brian Lakin, Theodore Lang,
Bruce Larson & Gina Rowand, Thomas Leary, David LeHotan, Wayne Leithner, Rob Lewis,
Daniel Makucevich, Chuck and Kristine Mangold,
Mike Massimini, Kyle Michael, Mike Milde, Nancy Miller,
Debbie Mills & Shellie Thompson,
Robert C. Mills Jr., Richard Misplon, Robert Mudd,
Keith Murgatroyd, Michael & Julie Murphy,
NAMSA, Julia Neiswander, Richard & Janet O'Neill
Tony Owens, Gary Pender, John Polsley,
David Powers, John Pretzinger, Tom & Bridget Printz,
Eric Putnam, Keith & Jean Putnam, Taylor Ravencraft,
Joe Reeves, Rhonda Rose, Timothy Ryherd, Don Sanders, Jim Sawyer II, Fred Seeberg, Terry Senger,
David & Bridget Shiffer, Charles & Judy Sigler,
Reed & Lisa Smolak, James D. Snyder,
Southwestern Energy, John Sowko,
David Stresing, Yoshie Suganuma,
Kathleen Tagliaferri, Alan Tempin,
Donald Thompson, Donald & Carol Tong, David Toy,
Leland G. Terflinger, VFW Post 5451,
Bob & Patty Wagner, Timothy Weikert,
Stacy Weislogel, Matt Wentzel, Debra White,
Jeffrey White, Weidmann Electrical Technology, Michael Wilkins, James Wilson & Pamela Toler,
Todd Wise, Marsha Wright, John Wysong,
Norman & Gail Yager, Barry Zulauf
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