2. News Advisory
Media Contacts:
Pete Valadez Elaina Boudreau Roger Hoadley
Managing Principal President VP, Director of Communications
Waddell & Reed, Scottsdale BELA Communications Waddell & Reed/Ivy Funds
(480) 222-6700, x101 (913) 660-0548 (913) 236-1993
Waddell & Reed's Traveling World War I Exhibition Rolls into Mesa, Arizona,
at the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
to Honor Veterans, Raise Funds & Awareness for National Treasures
Custom “big rig" traveling exhibit – developed in partnership with National World War I Museum –
makes 75-city tour to preserve cultural history during Waddell & Reed's 75th anniversary
Waddell & Reed Traveling WWI Exhibition and the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation
Museum open free to public on Wednesday, January 18.
WHAT: Waddell & Reed – one of the country’s oldest mutual fund and financial planning companies –
will kick off an ambitious and unconventional acknowledgement of its 75th anniversary. In
partnership with Ivy Funds and the National World War I Museum, a custom 18-wheel “big rig”
truck has been transformed into a traveling World War I exhibition. Dubbed the “Honoring Our
History Tour,” the exhibition will visit 75 Waddell & Reed communities across the country –
stopping at local museums and cultural institutions to raise funds and awareness. Mesa,
Arizona, is the 29th stop on the 75-city tour.
This unique traveling exhibition offers a free, interactive and educational experience designed
by the National World War I Museum – the first and only American museum solely dedicated to
preserving the artifacts, history and personal experiences of World War I. The Waddell & Reed
Traveling World War I Exhibition features 66 artifacts, such as weapons, uniforms, posters and
flags. In addition, visitors will experience the tight conditions of trench warfare, see the
relatively primitive tools, weapons, equipment and uniforms, amid sounds and sights of war 100
years ago. The year-long tour honors the men and women who served in World War I – and
those who have since bravely served our country and protected our freedom.
WHEN/WHERE: The Waddell & Reed Traveling World War I Exhibition and the Commemorative Air Force
Arizona Wing Aviation Museum are open free to the public:
• Wednesday, January 18 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Located in the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum, 2017 N.
Greenfield Road, Mesa, Arizona (Falcon Field Airport at the intersection of Greenfield and
McKellips Road).

3. • Admission is free to both museums on Wednesday, Jan. 18.
Waddell & Reed kicked off this exhibition tour in July 2011.
WHY: “The stories of our past can’t help but influence our future. For that reason, we cannot take our
cultural institutions for granted.” – Kevin Costner, Honorary Board Member, National World
War I Museum
In times when state and municipal budgets are tight, Waddell & Reed and Ivy Funds recognized
the need to support museums and cultural institutions across the country. To celebrate the
company’s 75th anniversary, Waddell & Reed created the Waddell & Reed Traveling WWI
Exhibition. The exhibition’s mission is to raise awareness and funding for these national
treasures. By traveling to 75 cities in nearly every state, Waddell & Reed hopes to raise $500,000
in donations over the course of the year. Funds raised at each stop will be divided equally
between the local museum and the National World War I Museum, based in Kansas City, Mo.
The two founders of Waddell & Reed, Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed, were veterans of
World War I who formed a partnership in 1937 to create one of the longest-standing mutual
fund and financial planning companies in the country. The exhibit includes founder Chauncey
Waddell’s flight gear, his flight suit and log book.
The Waddell & Reed Traveling WWI Exhibition will stop at museums of all classifications — including
those focused on art, history, local culture, education and sports. A schedule for the tour, which will
travel coast to coast in 2011/2012, can be found at www.honoringourhistory.com.
WHO: Waddell & Reed, founded in 1937 and one of the oldest mutual fund and financial planning companies
in the country, in partnership with the National World War I Museum, the only American museum
solely dedicated to preserving the objects, history and personal experiences of a war whose impact still
echoes today. Ivy Funds, an affiliate of Waddell & Reed, offers a range of investment strategies to help
investors best meet their long-term goals, all designed with a disciplined approach and global
perspective. The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization dedicated to celebrating our heritage of freedom through flight, education, exhibition and
remembrance. The museum consists of both operational warbirds and numerous static exhibits
dedicated to our military aviation veterans of WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
MORE: Every visitor has the opportunity to make a financial donation to support the non-profit museum via
electronic or cash donations. For more information or to make a donation, visit
www.honoringourhistory.com.
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5. Join us for the
12th Annual Historic Home Tour
and so much more
Our featured district is the Sherwood Neighborhood, a 1950s and
1960s custom home development. We will also have a few houses in the
West Second Street District, our Special Stops and a couple of
surprises. All proceeds will benefit the Mesa Historical Museum.
Date: January 28, 2012
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $15.00 per person
For information please call: Mesa Historical Museum: 480.835.7358
or visit us on our website at: www.mesahistoricalmuseum.org

6. Arizona Museum of Natural History:
February, Special Events
During the month of February, the AzMNH is the place to be! We are opening our
new exhibit "Rulers of the Prehistoric Skies", the much anticipated Pterosaurs exhibit
that everyone has been talking about, but that's not the only thing happening in
February. Take a look at these events...
February 23, 2012
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Meet the Author - Conrad Storad
Admission: AzMNH members = Free; Non – members = Special
discount admission fee - $4.00 for all students and their adult
chaperones. Adults = $7.00 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am on day of
event.
No discounts or passes accepted for this event.
Arizona Museum of Natural History (AzMNH) is thrilled to host
Conrad J. Storad as part of the AZ Scitech Festival. Storad writes
informative and entertaining science and nature books for children and young adults. He is the author of more
than 30 books such as Rattlesnake Rules and Desert Night Shift: a Pack Rat Story. He is a celebrated children’s
author who has won numerous literary awards, and we are honored to have him at the museum. Along with
Conrad Storad, AzMNH will also be hosting JR and Big Mama! Be prepared to have fun, fun, fun!
February 24, 2012
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Jurassic Park- Movie viewing and discussion with Paleontologist
Admission: AzMNH Members = Free; Non – members = Special discount
admission fee - $4.00 for children under 18 years and students. All other adults
= $7.00.
No discounts or passes will be accepted for this event.
Jurassic Park –See the movie like never before, with an AzMNH paleontologist! Ever wonder if the dinosaurs in
the movie looked, or moved that way in real life? Well now is your chance to find out! Following the showing
there will be a lively discussion including a question and answer session that YOU can be a part of!
February 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:30 p.m
Sid the Science Kid, Dinosaur Dig!
Admission: Members = Free; Non-members = regular museum admission
fees for all others
Meet Sid the Science Kid, learn how paleontologists dig for dinosaurs, visit
the Paleo Dig Pit, see Dinosaur bones, hear stories and participate in crafts!
Fun for budding Paleontologists of all ages!
Seating is limited for these events so remember to reserve your spot early.
Arizona Museum of Natural History: 53 N. Macdonald, Mesa, AZ 85201
(480) 644-2230 • www.azmnh.org