The museum first closed in the middle of March, opened back up in June, closed again in July, re-opened in September and is now back to being closed after a yo-yo experience of closures.
Because of COVID-19, the auto museum had a shortfall of about $500,000 from no ticket sales, so leaders decided to take one of the classic cars and raffled it off!
It proved to be just what the museum needed; not just to raise some money to keep the staff employed, but to also help boost the morale of their employees.
“Oh my gosh, we raised $57,000 during this raffle, which that’s two months payroll for us, so keeping people on, said Lenny Leszczynski, CEO of San Diego Automotive Museum. It was a real morale booster.
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