USS Arizona Memorial Fundraising

Governor Janet Napolitano, the national chair of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund, is leading a grassroots effort to raise money necessary for the restoration of the Visitors Center at the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor. The Center is sinking into the harbor. Experts assessed the situation & determined that, after years of structural erosion & overcrowding, the Center has been damaged beyond repair. The facility will only be able to safely accommodate visitors for about 4 to 9 more years.

Replacing the Center will cost approximately $34 million. Arizona has committed to raise $3 million toward that total, as part of the nationwide campaign. So far, through the major gifts campaign, the effort has raised about half the needed amount. Those wishing to participate & contribute to the effort can find more info at http://www.pearlharbormemorial.com/.