Dec 16
The 1960 Society
Posted by AG under: Community; Downtown; Economic development .
Tuesday night on South Elm Street.
A new, inclusive society in Greensboro is now accepting members.
The 1960 Society is for friends and supporters of The International Civil Rights Center & Museum (ICRCM). While the costs of remodeling and upfitting the former Woolworth’s to become a world-class museum are paid for, on-going operational costs are not.
Donations to The 1960 Society will help sustain the center in the years to come, and charter members will be recognized on the ICRCM Web site. Donations of $1,000 or more will be recognized in a permanent listing in the museum.
Former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Henry Frye, now a Greensboro attorney, and Neil Belenky, former chief executive of Greensboro’s United Way, are leading the initial membership drive for The 1960 Society. Both were on hand Tuesday evening for a pitch that began in the lobby of Triad Stage before moving to the lobby of the ICRCM, a block north on Elm Street.
The ICRCM will open February 1, the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-ins.
Interested in joining The 1960 Society? Call the ICRCM at 274-9199.
More photos from Tuesday’s event may be seen here.
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