Peterson’s Exotic Pets, a local, family-owned business in Rome, recently became a premier member of the Project Fibonacci Foundation’s First Founders Club by contributing $12,222 in support of the Multiversity of Science, Art and Technology (MOSART) Center set to open in downtown Rome in 2023.
Owner Patty Peterson contacted the foundation to express her family’s interest in the project soon after the announcement was made that the MOSART Center would be coming to Rome. The amount of the donation has attached to it a sentimental back story.
Peterson said the inspiration to support the project came about Feb. 2, 2022.
“While writing the date on the check, it reminded me of my grandson’s birth date of Feb, 2, 2002, and as I continued making the check out to the foundation, I noticed the check number had a string of “twos” and wow, I knew fate had stepped in and decided to capture the magic,” Peterson explained.
“I am very humbled by the Peterson family’s generosity and immensely grateful for their support of the MOSART vision setting a powerful, positive tone in community relations for a greater good,” foundation Chair and Founder Dr. Andrew Drozd said. “The community support that the Peterson family has shown is exemplary of helping hands helping other helping hands.”
Peterson believes MOSART will benefit Rome by appealing to its youth and is excited by the prospect of activities and events rarely seen in the local area hosted in the downtown business and arts district.
The foundation is in the process of raising $1,000,000 for the MOSART project and continues to seek major donors. The First Founders Club recognizes the financial contributions of individuals and organizations in support of the Foundation’s MOSART mission. In turn, the foundation will dedicate office rooms, building wings, and a founders’ wall in the name of donors, family members or organizations to establish a durable community legacy.
For more information on fundraising options, contact Drozd at adrozd@projectfibonacci.org or call 315-335-1238. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to the Project Fibonacci Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 424, Rome, NY 13442-0424.
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