March 24, 2020

To: Discovery Park of America Team

I hope all our Discovery Park family is staying healthy during this unprecedented time. I know it’s frustrating and scary for everyone, but it will pass, and we will be back together inspiring the communities we serve before you know it.

To make communication as easy as possible, we’ve set up a landing page at DiscoveryParkofAmerica.com/team where we’ll share the latest information, links and resources for our Discovery Park family.

Some of our team has been working on preparing databases and tools for when we do return and hit the ground running, while others have been cleaning and doing maintenance on the building and grounds (when it’s not pouring). Another group has been doing a great job at extending our mission to inspiring the millions of children and adults who are at home. Currently, we are posting:

• An “ArtiFACT of the Day” shared on social media that will provide a unique look at and the story behind some of the more than 13,000 artifacts at Discovery Park
• Other artifacts and stories from the Discovery Park Collection that relate to historic moments in the past shared throughout the week using the hashtag #ThisDayInHistory
• “Moments of Discovery” videos created by the education, archives and museum staff of Discovery Park that provide an opportunity to hear some of their favorite stories from the collection
• The weekly release of the popular “Reelfoot Forward: A West Tennessee Podcast”
• Blog posts featuring even more details on subjects covered both inside and out at the museum and heritage park
• “Wildlife Wednesdays” with Discovery Park’s wildlife staff introducing social media followers to the different animals who make the Regional History Gallery and the 20,000-gallon aquarium home
• “Fossil Friday” that will provide an opportunity to learn more about many of the fossils at Discovery Park

Discovery Park’s content can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. The blog and podcast can be found at DiscoveryParkofAmerica.com.

I am so proud of the way the Discovery park team has pulled together in this moment of crisis and is working together to make sure our museum and park comes out of this even stronger than ever before.

Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or comments via this email or my cell phone at 731-504-2157.

Thank you,

Scott