<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello BCMA Colleagues, </div><div><br></div><div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-6c982f41-7fff-b51c-b2de-f98d26e95a63"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">For Immediate Release</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">New community collaborated display coming to the Sidney Museum’s 19th Annual LEGO® Brick Exhibit</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Sidney, British Columbia, November 22, 2024 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">- The Sidney Museum is excited to announce the Community Creations display, a new feature in the upcoming 19th Annual LEGO® Brick Exhibit. Members of the public are now invited to submit their own LEGO® Brick creations to be displayed at the museum. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Community Creations display will feature 48 unique builds over the course of the exhibit. These creations will be done by community members who can submit their ideas to the Sidney Museum for review. If selected, they will be displayed at the Sidney Museum for one month, either January, February, or March 2025. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Submissions must be smaller than</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> 10” Wide x 10” Long x 10” High, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">made entirely of LEGO</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">®</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> bricks, and be original designs in order to be selected for display. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">“Getting the community involved in its annual LEGO</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">®</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> brick exhibit is always a goal of the Sidney Museum,” says Michael Goodchild, Executive Director. “Whether playing with LEGO</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">®</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> bricks and building sets is a lifelong passion or a newfound hobby, this collaborative display has a place for everyone.”</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The complete rules and submission forms for the Community Creations display can be found on the Sidney Museum’s website at <a href="http://sidneymuseum.ca/programs/lego-community-creations">sidneymuseum.ca/programs/lego-community-creations</a>. Submissions will remain open until all slots are filled. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Sidney Museum’s 19th Annual LEGO® Brick Exhibit will run from December 20, 2024 - March 30, 2025. The Sidney Museum is located in the lower level of the Olde Post Office building at 2423 Beacon Avenue and is open everyday from 10:00am-4:00pm, except for December 25-26, and January 1, 2025. Admission is by donation. </span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">-30-</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For more information contact:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Charlotte Clar</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator, Sidney Museum</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(250) 655-6355</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:outreach@sidneymuseum.ca">outreach@sidneymuseum.ca</a></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br>If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks, <font color="#888888"><br>Charlotte</font></div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b>Charlotte Clar</b> (she/her)<div><div><div>Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator</div><div>Sidney Museum & Archives</div></div></div><div><img width="96" height="42" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zu3Vlx41wqMmiDdlbDO2MQRNxE3yHlxxE83i7zCbOZXsIP7J72pQQDzAZDklXH5enWZy-ltGY"><br></div><div>2423 Beacon Ave L-3</div><div>Sidney BC  V8L 1X5</div><div>250-655-6355</div><div><a href="mailto:outreach@sidneymuseum.ca" target="_blank">outreach@sidneymuseum.ca</a></div><div><a href="http://sidneymuseum.ca" target="_blank">sidneymuseum.ca</a></div><div><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We respectfully acknowledge the Sidney Museum & Archives has been shaped by the colonial history of Canada, and</span><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> is located in Sidney/SET,TINES on the territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ People including the </span></i><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><i>BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁ,UTW̱ (Tsawout), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip) and W̱SÍḴEM (Tseycum) First Nations.</i></font></div><div><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We understand that territory acknowledgment is just one part of Reconciliation, and the museum continues to work towards other ways that we can participate in Reconciliation alongside Indigenous communities.</span></i><br></div></div></div></div>