Keep Her Legacy Afloat.

Contributions from the "Friends of the Mighty Mo" help support the preservation, education, community outreach, and legacy building activities of the ship. This includes a wide range of important functions, including the following:

Preservation

Restoration. Mighty Mo’s restoration includes ongoing projects to improve or open up historically significant or popular areas of interest on the ship. Other special projects, insure a safe environment such as the phased replacement of the teak deck.  Consider sponsoring the renovation of an area to honor someone special.

Ongoing Maintenance.  Visitors from around the world travel to see the historic Mighty Mo -- more than 1800 a day in several cases. Contributions support a wide range of important functions, including the refurbishing, repair, and preservation of the ship and visitor facilities. Maintaining a memorable experience is enhansed by the servicing of disability accesss lifts, walkway replacements, and signage.

Education

School Field Trips. The Mighty Mo is a tremendous venue for students to explore over six decades of history. Students will experience what life was like for thousands of sailors and marines, as well as standing on the Surrender Deck, the official site of the end of WWII.  Quickly our mission values of duty, honor, strength, sacrafice and resolve are realized in exposure to real people and venues on the ship. 

Overnight Education Experiences. The Overnight Encampment program offers four types of curriculum: history, health, STEM (science, tech, engineering, math), and music to engage the aspirations of students.  Contributions ensure service learning, scouting, service, and social groups as well as schools have a unique educational venue. Children receive an unforgettable experience on board the ship such as sleeping in bunks in the crew’s quarters and visiting areas normally off limits to our daily visitors.

Community Outreach

Military Service Ceremonies. The Mighty Mo is a popular venue for reenlistment, retirement, commission and promotion ceremonies. There is no cost to the participants.

Mission Focused Partners. Several venues aboard the Battleship Missiouri Memorial offer our program partners an opportunity to bring the mission to life!  The Sea Cadet program, and the CPO Academy program are examples of officially hosted groups by a UMMA department and are examples of how successful programs can work together to synergize expertise, resources, and a commitment to similar missions. 

School Band Public Presentation Venue. The Memorial is a great location for all forms of school performances. From Marching, Jazz, and Swing bands to orchestras and choirs, the student performances always enhance the ship’s visitor experience, especially for the veterans and their families.

Legacy Building

Staff Talent & Training. Annual training and development of the managers and tools in 8 departments who facilitate mission achievements now and for future generations.

Improve Tools. We are a non-profit that understands the importance of maximizing tools and technology to facilitate efficient operations and cultivation and stewarding of supporters.  For instance, our website, eNewsletters and social networking tools minimize printing expenses, reach out to engage community with articles & stories, and communicate new announcements and updates to connect stakeholders to achieve our mission. 

Membership Benefits & Activities. Annual and quarterly event calendars are provided for members to take advantage of.  Increasing benefits, based on annual contribution levels, provide an ongoing way to visit the ship and learn the progress of projects first hand.

Recruitment & Training of a Volunteer Core. We specialize in diverse volunteer opportunities for all age levels.  Service Learning and job skill development are key reasons why we maintain an professional and unique volunteer experience.  More than 55,000 volunteers over the last 10 years have been trained and managed.