Friends of the Children’s Museum at La Habra Receives Grant from the Annenberg Foundation

La Habra, California - The Friends of the Children’s Museum at La Habra recently received a first-time grant of $20,000 from the Annenberg Foundation. This unrestricted funding will be used to help sustain and grow The Children’s Museum at La Habra.  “We are thrilled that the Annenberg Foundation chose to invest in us” said Donna “D” Renee Brooks, Executive Director and Chief Development Officer of the Friends of the Children’s Museum.

The Friends of the Children’s Museum at La Habra is the non-profit arm of The Children’s Museum at La Habra. Founded in 1977, The Children’s Museum at La Habra provides hands-on educational cultural exhibits and programs to children ages two through ten. With a mission “to encourage enthusiasm about learning in a hands-on environment that opens the world to even the youngest child”, the museum is a valuable community resource. Receiving up to 90,000 annual visitors, The Children’s Museum at La Habra positively impacts Southern California’s children, their parents and teachers, through science, art and environmental outreach programs to disadvantaged youth, free school tours, family workshops, and unique interactive exhibits.

The Annenberg Foundation is a family foundation that provides funding and support to nonprofit organizations in the United States and globally.  The Annenberg Foundation and its Board of Directors are also directly involved in the community with innovative projects that further its mission to advance public well-being through improved communication.

For further information, please contact Donna “D” Renee Brooks, Executive Director & CDO, Friends of the Children’s Museum at (562) 383-4242 or email dbrooks@lahabracity.com
California's first children's museum, The Children's Museum at La Habra is a hands-on learning facility for children from infancy through age 10. Housed in a 1923 Union Pacific Depot, the Museum is located at 301 S. Euclid Street in La Habra. General admission is $8 per person; children under two are free. The Museum is open to the public from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday; 1 - 5 p.m. on Sunday, and is closed Mondays and major holidays. Reservations are required for groups of 15 or more. For further information, call (562) 383-4236.