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SPI
WHERE SCIENCE & PLAY INTERSECT 400 S. Main Street Mount Vernon, OH 43050 In Kenyon College Wright Center |
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HOURS OF OPERATION
Our facility at 400 S. Main Street is closed to the public until further notice, due to COVID-19 public health directives. ANNOUNCING SPI TO GO Because the spirit of SPI Spot is wherever YOU are learning and having fun together! 
Updates regarding SPI summer camps: Last week (on 5/14), Governor DeWine shared news that summer camps have been cleared to proceed in Ohio. Our team has been reviewing guidelines from the American Camp Association (informed by the CDC) to decide if/how/when/where SPI day camps will proceed. Several complicating factors - including the availability of suitable outdoor venues - need to guide our process. We will post general updates to Facebook as we have them and/or send emails to parents who have already registered their children for one or more sessions. Exciting announcement about SPI to Go kits: Our team has been working hard to prepare take home kits for area families! These will be distributed outdoors and in accordance with public health guidelines on selected dates beginning May 30. They are free to the public thanks to a special grant from the Voya Foundation and with ongoing support from Ariel Foundation, the United Way of Knox County, and other mission partners. Families will receive rewards for participation and those who engage in a minimum number of activities together (at home and at outdoor community) will also quality to win exciting grand prizes - such as a hot air balloon ride! We'll have two different formats of SPI to Go to serve the needs of area families - Our "X Marks the Spot" edition for families with school agers and our "Stories & STEAM" version for families with preschool aged children and toddlers Updates regarding regarding indoor operations at SPI Spot: SPI Spot at 400 S. Main Street (in Wright Center) will remain closed to the general public until further notice and we will continue to focus staff on our camp planning and our SPI to GO initiatives to serve community needs. |
Our organization is losing admission and membership revenue during this period of closure, which supports a significant portion of our small annual operations budget.
We hope you will consider buying gift certificates and/or making a donation to SPI online. You can also mail a check addressed to "SPI" to 400 S. Main Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. |
Please be sure to visit our Facebook page periodically to keep on top of the latest SPI updates.
SPI is a 501c-3 non-profit organization, reliant on financial support from our community users and donors.
These MISSION PARTNERS provide ongoing financial support, guidance and connections that ensure SPI's success.
PETERS CREEK FUND | ELIZABETH RING & WILLIAM GWINN MATHER FUND
VOYA FOUNDATION | PARK NATIONAL BANK
VOYA FOUNDATION | PARK NATIONAL BANK
SPI's mission is to enhance the Knox County community by bringing people of all ages together
to explore science and technology through play
to explore science and technology through play