Our community is coming together for another momentous fundraiser to help bring extraordinary Dunedin, Florida history to life for generations to come!

With your generous donation, large or small, the City of Dunedin and the Dunedin History Museum present a Digital Preservation endeavor of the famous and once spectacular 1925 Kellogg Mansion landmark, also known as Dunedin Isles Villa Marina.

After exhaustively pursuing all possibilities, physical preservation was proven unattainable. The cost in the millions of obtaining available land, moving the 18-inch masonry walled buildings, renovation, operations, staffing, and maintenance is unfeasible.

As a community, we faced unearthing a novel alternative to chronicle the landmark's incredible significance and set meaningful history straight. The answer before us is a more remarkable and unprecedented 3D public access utilizing ultra-modern technology at a fraction of the cost.

The completed 3-tiered Digital Preservation provides: Photorealistic 3D renderings of the rare Mediterranean Revival-style architecture. Stories of our historic and eclectic residents.  Interactive audio/video presentations. W.K. Kellogg's generous contributions to Dunedin's U.S. Marine WWII significance. Renderings of later century lavishly eccentric renovations.

The overall cost of the project is estimated at $100,000, witch includes unique and defined tier deliverables, the final including W.K. Kellogg and the Kellogg Foundation's rich heritage in support of WWII U.S. Marine activities.

Tier One has reached its milestone, contracted work has commenced, and fundraising continues until Tier Two, then Tier Three milestones are reached.

The community has the final say in bringing years back to life to protect the legacy of the once magnificent property that spurred the development of historic Dunedin Isles.

Contribute via this Fundrazr.com campaign or by check payable and mailed to:

Pinellas Community Foundation, 17755 US Highway 19 N, Ste 150, Clearwater, FL 33764.

For contributions of stock or other property, contact Leigh Davis at ldavis@pinellascf.org.

Donations to this fundraiser go to Pinellas Community Foundation and will be granted to the City of Dunedin or another appropriate organization that will ensure the progress of Kellogg Mansion Digital Preservation Project.

With your donation, you understand that the project scope has been defined with the best available cost estimates and information at the fundraiser launch. Should the fundraising efforts fall short, or a quality virtual preservation project is not possible, collected funds will be put into a fund at Pinellas Community Foundation to benefit historic preservation in Dunedin.

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