Celebrate National First Ladies Day (April 27)! Be the FIRST to view the National First Ladies Library & Museum's 2024-25 Featured Exhibit, titled "Leaders in Literacy: First Ladies as Teachers, Educators, and Librarians" at our exclusive annual FIRST LOOK Champagne Reception. The exhibit features more than a dozen First Ladies who have advanced the cause of literacy and education, including Barbara and Laura Bush, Eleanor Roosevelt, Abigail Fillmore, and Helen Taft. Huntington Bank is the proud presenting sponsor of this extraordinary exhibit.
Doors open at 6 pm and the program begins at 6:30 p.m., making this a wonderful Saturday evening stop on your way to dinner downtown!
The First Look Champagne VIP Reception will feature introductory remarks by President & CEO Patty Dowd Schmitz, a talk by our curator Michelle Gullion about the exhibit, as well as short remarks by First Lady descendant Patricia Taft, the great-granddaughter of Helen Taft, who was a schoolteacher. In addtion, we will announce the winner of the Mary Regula Memorial Scholarship, which will be given to a Stark County (Ohio) high school junior or senior who has written a compelling essay telling the story of significant historical events in American history through the eyes of the First Ladies.
The event is a fundraiser for the National First Ladies Library & Museum and will feature:
*Champagne Greeting
*Open Bar
*Heavy appetizers
*A First Look Tour of the Leaders in Literacy Exhibit
*Short Remarks
