Holiday Fund Drive 2024

[ferretmary1]

Keep Our Hobby Alive            For Future Generations.            Dear Members of the Nautical Research Guild & Model Ship World, Our shared passion for model ships and maritime subjects has brought serious ship modeling hobbyists together in previously unimaginable ways as we have tried to keep our unique pastime viable and vibrant for you, the members of the NRG and our Model Ship World forum.   The NRG’s directors – along with other volunteers – have been working harder than ever to connect with you as well as keep you informed and focused on the future of model ship building. It’s been a privilege to engage many of you in online activity and to see so many new visitors to the NRG and MSW web sites; our broad resources are now more accessible than ever before with an expanded and improved internet presence.   To sustain as well as increase our ability to plan for the future, we need your help. Your support enables us to ensure we can continue to expand our offerings, such as online workshops, a scholarship program as well as more diverse modeling projects including new learning kits and even helpful, affordable tools and information resources just for ship modelers.   You may have noticed that your NRG has a new “Legacy Giving” page on our website. We offer suggestions for your estate planning, including specific guidance for the bequests as well as our important Tax I.D. number. Legacy giving is a timeless gift so you can keep our unique hobby alive for future generations. Please consider NRG in your estate plans.   It’s for all these reasons that we ask for your help right now.   Please give a gift to the NRG for 2024 so we can do more to support this hobby that you and other members enjoy. The NRG is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational association. If you are a U.S. taxpayer, your donation is tax deductible; of course, all donations are appreciated no matter where in the world you live.   Can we count on your support? Thank You   The Directors of the Nautical Research Guild  and MSW Administrators.   For your convenience, donations may be made online at the following links: (www.thenrg.org/about/donate) and on the MSW homepage by clicking the Donate Now button. Donations can be made with Credit Card, PayPal or your check* made payable to the NRG and sent to our office: The NRG 237 S Lincoln St, Westmont, IL 60559 *Checks must be issued from a U.S.- based bank. About The Nautical Research Guild Founded in 1948, the Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is an IRS 501(c)(3) approved nonprofit educational organization with an international membership of historians, ship model makers, artists and laypersons with a common interest in the history, beauty and technical sophistication of ships and their models. Quick Links NRG Website | Online Store | News and Announcements

[Ryland Craze]

Thanks for the reminder.

[ferretmary1]

Thank you to everyone who gave during the holiday fundraiser (all 16 of you!)  We appreciate your support!  We raised $647 for MSW.  It's a shame that with 47,000 people on this site, that more people didn't participate to support this great forum.

[Mike Y]

Oh! These are rookie numbers, we must bump them up! 😳

Donated now, sorry, missed it before...

The community is extremely important for the hobby, and it is not cheap to run the forum of this size with that kind of quality and care!

 

[ferretmary1]

Mike Y - Thank you for your donation.  We appreciate your support!

Have a Happy New Year!

 

Mary

[Chuck]

Thank You Mike and all others who donated.  It is greatly appreciated.  

[Snug Harbor Johnny]

  Its neither 12th night or Orthodox Christmas yet, so please add my donation to the till.

[ferretmary1]

John - Thank you so much!!

 

Since you are a US citizen, your donation is tax deductible.

We will send you a tax receipt shortly.

 

Mary

[ferretmary1]

Tom P. - Thank you for your donation!  As a US citizen, your donation is also tax deductible.

Happy New Year!

 

Mary