The Marco Island Woman’s Club Charitable Foundation has made a $2,000 donation to Marco Island Historical Society (MIHS). The donation is the inaugural gift toward a campaign to raise funds to restore the six-foot bronze sculpture of the Key Marco Cat that has stood in the Marco Island Historical Museum (MIHM) courtyard since 2010.
Over the years, the sculpture has been damaged by Florida’s intense sun as well as hurricanes Irma and Ian and is in need of restoration to protect it from further damage and to restore its original luster. Commissioned by Marco Island Historical Society (MIHS) and completed by sculptor Carl Wagnor, the sculpture is officially titled the “Marco Cat.”
“What more appropriate time to restore this larger-than-life tribute to the Key Marco Cat than while the original Key Marco Cat artifact is on exhibit at the Marco Island Historical Museum?” asks MIHS CEO Pat Rutledge. “We are so appreciative of the Marco Island Woman’s Club for their generous inaugural gift towards our summer campaign to raise funds for the restoration project. We will announce soon how the community can join this exceptional, community-minded organization in helping to preserve Marco Island’s history.”
The Marco Island Woman’s Club is an active social network for the women of Marco Island as well as a civic-minded organization with a long history of serving the community. According to Woman’s Club Charitable Foundation President Sharyn Kampmeyer, “The Marco Island Historical Society has been a wonderful partner. We thank them for all they do for our community.”
For information on how you can support the restoration of the MIHS Marco Cat courtyard sculpture, contact CEO Pat Rutledge at (239) 389-6447 or exec@themihs.org. The Marco Island Historical Museum is located at 180 S. Heathwood Drive. The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Admission is free and the site is fully ADA compliant and accessible to all visitors.
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