Dunkirk2Dunkerque

A museum showcasing the bond between Dunkirk, NY, and its sister-city and namesake, Dunkerque, France, forged after the WWII miracle in the film, “Dunkirk.”

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Dunkirk, NY's, community-wide program to aid its war-torn sister city and namesake got world-wide publicity in 1946, as this clip from the local newspaper described. #Dunkirk

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The movie, Dunkirk, is now on Imax. We saw the Imax version at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle in the summer. Fantastic! Movie is helping our efforts to establish our online museum. #dunkirk
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And for those who may not remember Eleanor Roosevelt, a couple of images. ER actually visited Dunkirk, NY in the 1960s to speak at what now is SUNY-Fredonia at the invitation of a now retired Dunkirk school teacher, Natalie Woods Gavin. #Dunkirk

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Eleanor Roosevelt was the 20th Century's Hillary Clinton, famous but without the controversy. ER devoted several of her MYDay newspaper columns https://t.co/lOz9AVkgPD to Dunkirk, NY, campaign to aid its war-ravaged namesake and sister city. #Dunkirk

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How (previous tweet) people in the smallest communities can band together the change the world themselves, without waiting for big government to step in.

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The online museum (see previous tweet) will celebrate how citizens of a small town raised $1 million in today's money to aid their sister city citizens in war-ravaged France after WW2. And the power of micro-activism....

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Followers are asking about our project from previous tweet. It is an online museum, a new website, celebrating links between Dunkirk, NY, and its sister city and namesake, Dunkerque, France as in the movie, "Dunkirk."

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Oscar season is getting closer and closer, https://t.co/1VfNT7fFmV And an Academy Award for Christopher Nolan's hit, "Dunkirk" would be a huge boost in name recognition in getting our Dunkirk-to-Dunkerque project off th ground with a website.

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What is the Dunkirk-to-Dunkerque Heritage Center about? Buffalo News story https://t.co/GahVktxxv7 by Sean First explains it best. #Dunkirk

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Navigating route to a 1st-time grant as a nonprofit like us? Here's a valuable resource: The Society for Nonprofits. https://t.co/ITqhy756bM

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Dunkerque, France, City Hall features an honor roll of WW2 heroes who fought in the battle preceding events shown in the movie, "Dunkirk."

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The movie, "Dunkirk," #Dunkirk bombs in France!. Only $6 million box-office vs. $190M USA, $75M UK, 51M China, etc.
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NY Times ran this Page 1 story about Dunkirk NY's micro-activism aid program to help sister city and namesake after WWII. #Dunkirk

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Logo for WW2 aid campaign where people in a small unknown city, working together, truly changed the world. First micro-activism campaign?

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Film, Dunkirk," which has sparked interest in our museum, now has sold over $500 million in tickets. #Dunkirk
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Fast-lane route to IRS tax-exempt status in weeks not months. Costs $250 but worth it to move ahead with goals.
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Good news: Just got IRS ok for tex-exempt status 2 weeks after applying! Sharing tip (next tweet) on doing it in weeks instead of years.

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TOC 1946 Collier's Magazine (then #1 in USA) w/story on Dunkirk, NY, aid program for Dunkerque. Author, Reynolds, was their top writer.

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Banners like this displayed in Dunkirk, NY, during campaign to aid sister city & namesake after WW2. They raised $1 million in 2017 money.

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Micro-activism - individuals making a difference thru their actions wherever they live - is what we are about.
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