Pasadena Chamber of Commerce

 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 open free to public on Thursday, February 2;

Donations will benefit the Pasadena Senior Center and the National World War I Museum

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.  Pasadena is the 33rd 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 is open free to the public:

• Thursday, February 2^nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Located on Thurgood Marshall Street, North of Pasadena City Hall at 100 N Garfield Ave.
• Admission is free to the museum on February 2, although donations are appreciated.  Donations will benefit the Pasadena Senior Center and the National World War I Museum.