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Give the Gift of History
The Perfect Fit, Every Time!
Give the gift of a Foundation membership and your family and friends will be thanking
you for the next twelve months! They’ll join you in being one of the first to know about
all special events and activities. No worrying about the right color or size: a membership,
with benefits, to the most prestigious Presidential Library & Museum in the world is the
Perfect Holiday Gift.
MeMBeRSHIP In honor of Lincoln and his love for law,the Foundation is launching the Lawyers for Lincoln Campaign to
Questions? Contact the Membership Department at (217) 557-6250. Memberships can
also be purchased online at www.PresidentLincoln.org.
The Foundation's Adopt-A-Whisker Campaign© offers up Lincoln's whiskers for adoption—a whisker from the
historic 1863 Alexander Gardner photo taken of President Lincoln just eleven days prior to his delivery of the
historic Gettysburg Address—for just $15. With your whisker adoption, you will receive an official Certificate of
Whisker Adoption, a commemorative card, and your name on the www.AdoptAWhisker.org Whisker Adoption
Progress page! Adopt three whiskers for $50,and you will also receive Karen Winnick's hardcover picture book
Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers,which tells the story of the young Grace Bedell and her suggestion via letter that Lincoln
grow a beard.
Your gift whisker adoption will ensure that Abraham Lincoln's rich and enduring legacy at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
will be preserved for generations to come. See page 7 for more information or visit www.AdoptAWhisker.org.
ensure a permanent home for the recently acquired Taper Collection. Five thousand lawyers each pledging
$5,000 (payable over 5 years) will guarantee that the legacy of the world’s most recognizable lawyer is
preserved in his Presidential Library and Museum.
Give a gift in recognition of your favorite lawyer and honor Lincoln today. The recipient will enjoy exclusive
benefits including personal recognition on our website and a digital kiosk located inside the Museum, a
limited edition desk sculpture of Abraham Lincoln created exclusively by American artist Marla Friedman
for the Lawyers for Lincoln Campaign,and a smartphone app that allows one to search Lincoln’s legal papers
database any time of the day or night.
To learn more about this exciting new way to honor Lincoln see page 5 or visit the website
www.LawyersforLincoln.org.
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In addition to the gift ideas listed above, other opportunities to Give the Gift of History and support the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation include gifts in support of The Permanent Home Campaign, the Annual
Fund, naming opportunities, corporate matching gifts, and bequests.
Visit our website www.PresidentLincoln.org/member or call (217) 557-6250 for more information.
And don't forget, these gifts are tax deductible as allowable by law.
Questions? Contact the Foundation at (217) 557-6250
or visit www.PresidentLincoln.org/member
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