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<h1 class="t-section-headline">About Us</h1>

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Your support contributes directly to the activities of the Museum, and your yearly donation entitles you to: 
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    <li>Annual Newsletter</li>
    <li>Notice of events - virtual and in person - at the museum</li>
    <li>Free admission to the Florence Nightingale Museum in London</li>
    <li>10% off in <a href="https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/shop/">museum shop</a> (includes online purchases)</li>
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By becoming a Friend during this inaugural year, you’ll be permanently recognized as a “Founding Friend” within this community. 
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There are currently two levels at which you can you can become a Friend of the Florence Nightingale Museum: 
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    <li><strong><em>Founding Supporter</em></strong> level (Donation $30-$149)</li>
    <li><strong><em>Founding Honor Supporter</em></strong> level (Donation of $150 or more)</li>
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The Florence Nightingale Museum maintains a Book of Honor to commemorate individual nurses and preserve their stories in perpetuity. As a Founding Honor Supporter, you’re entitled to a page in the Book of Honor where you can recognize a nurse of your choosing. (Which could be you!)
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"Friends of the Florence Nightingale Museum is a separate legal entity from the Florence Nightingale Museum in London, UK.  We are established as  not-for-profit corporation  under Chapter 1702 of the Ohio Revised Code, and we have a 501(c)3 status per the United States Internal Revenue Service. This allows US taxpayers to deduct contributions to Friends of the Florence Nightingale Museum on their federal tax returns.
You can read our <a href='/privacy/'>privacy policy here</a>."
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