Help Us Celebrate Our City in 2018Ā š½
Today The City Reliquary is launching its 2017 Year-End campaign. As we close another eventful year, I wanted to reflect on the compelling programs and exhibitions made possible because of **Civic New Yorkers** like you, and to ask for [your support](https://www.artful.ly/cityreliquary/store/donate) in the coming year.
<a href="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/1d314f6c7241bcaf87d0d872a/images/3413ccf9-b847-480a-90c0-6ca55ad20ba7.jpg" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="New York World ad for Pedestal Fund" data-file-id="1581101" height="272" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/1d314f6c7241bcaf87d0d872a/images/3413ccf9-b847-480a-90c0-6ca55ad20ba7.jpg" style="border: 2px solid #222222;width: 200px;height: 272px;margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width="200"/></a>Our staff and volunteers rely on Members like you to help make the Reliquary possible. Joseph Pulitzerās 1883 āPedestal Fundā for the Statue of Liberty revealed the powerful result when people of all economic and cultural backgrounds uniteĀ towards a common goal. The symbol of our city--and of the American Dream--literally stands on the contributions of the people.
In that spirit, and during this challenging time for small and feisty non-profits, we remind you thatĀ **even the smallest donation makes a difference**.**Ā **To this day,Ā **the majority of our funding comes through individual gifts under $100.** All gifts are tax-deductible.
If you canĀ make a larger gift and wish to do so, consider sponsoring a specific Reliquary initiative: ensureĀ theĀ [maintenance of our permanent exhibits](https://www.artful.ly/cityreliquary/store/donate), supportĀ aĀ [signature eventĀ or public program](https://www.artful.ly/cityreliquary/store/donate),Ā or [makeĀ possible aĀ special exhibition](https://www.artful.ly/cityreliquary/store/donate). You can find more detailsĀ [on our Artfully page](https://www.artful.ly/cityreliquary/store/donate).
Thanks to your generosity, our community museum has been **For the people, not for profit**Ā **for 15 years**.Ā Please help us continue to offer exhibitions and events that deepen our connection with the great City of New York for another 15 yearsĀ and beyond.Ā
Always Civic,
Dave Herman, Founder
The City Reliquary Museum & Civic Organization
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[Visit our website for more pics](http://cityreliquary.org/appeal2017) of these events and other 2017 Reliquary moments.
Following knishes came ***Closet Archaeology***, one of our most successful exhibitions to date. This exciting show featured over a centuryās worth of everyday objects excavated by fourth-grade students from beneath the floorboards of their school building andĀ received a wealth of press coverage, from the *New Yorker* to the *New York Post*.
Weāll close out 2017 with ***NYC Trash! Past, Present, & Future***, which considers the history and anthropology of trash in New York from the 19-century slums of Manhattan to present-day innovations for reuse and recycle to trash as a cultural archive.
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Equally successful wasĀ the** 2017 Miss Subways Extravaganza**. This anti-pageant addressed the current deplorable condition of the NYC subway system and raised funds for the Riders Alliance advocacy group. Celebrity judges including Janeane Garofalo and NY1's own Roger ClarkĀ evaluated contestants who embodied the diversity of our cityĀ andĀ showcasedĀ the unique talents of New York.
We also hosted a brass-band blowout party to heraldĀ **HONK NYC 2017**, and we even marched inĀ theĀ **Coney Island Mermaid Parade**.
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