Art supplies for after school program
amont...@cityyear.org
after-schoool program? We run a 2-hour after school program with
1st-3rd graders at Daley Academy, an inner city school in Chicago.
Anything will help- crayons, paper, glue, you get the idea. I would be
willing to trade web-design work for supplies as well.
Aaron Montana
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Kasey Minnis
I do not know how helpful this information will be, but it might be worth
looking at. There is an organization called NAEIR that distributes donated
goods to nonprofits. There is a membership fee, but perhaps you can 1. find
a sponsor to pay it, 2. raise the funds, or 3. get it added to the school's
budget, if you think it will be worth it. I haven't used the service, but
I've seen their catalog, and at that time they had a tremendous amount of
the kind of supplies you are looking for.
You can find out more from their website at
http://www.naeir.org/memberhow.cfm
Kasey Minnis
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
Facilitator, soc.org.nonprofit
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Malis, Jennifer M (BOSTON FINANCIAL CENTER BB 818)
November was Natl Family Literacy Month and the agency I serve as
Fundraising & Development Chair sponsored its Second Annual Children's Art &
Literacy Festival. We supplied the day care and after school care centers
with crayons, markers, paper, labels, parental permission slips to use the
artwork and take pictures of the children -- and gave each participating
child and/or center a book(s) for their work.
Last year we had supplies for 653 children donated by Pearl Art Center,
which at that time was able to make that decision on a local level.
Company's been sold now, so permission needs to go through their Florida
office -- I couldn't navigate my way through the receptionists attitude to
get the information I needed so I gave up.
This year, with 1213 children participating, I purchased for $100.00 3,000
crayola crayons from crayola.com. They arrived segregated by color but not
in boxes, so we wrapped some of them -- then just got lazy and threw them in
the Festival Kit bags -- but that made little difference to the children.
They only give to local PA nonprofits, but have a significant discount
program for purchases of approved nonprofit activities. Paper I had donated
by my company. The books were donated in part by a local educational
publisher and a literacy nonprofit group. I paid for the crayons myself,
and am considering this as part of my in-kind contribution. If I'd had the
time, I would have tried to find a sponsor. I believe our local police
department has a literacy grant of $500.
FAO Schwarz also has a donation program, but there is a considerable lead
time. They are based in NY City, and you can call their main number and
listen to a prerecorded message about how to apply. I've never tried Kmart,
Walmart, Toys 'r Us -- but I'd call them first.
Hope this helps.
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In addition to these great suggestions, you might want to look at local
businesses to see what "art scraps" they might have. Over the years
we've found lots of different materials that contributed to great
student art.
For example, printing companies often have scrap cuts from their
projects. The scraps will be odd-sized (such as very long and narrow)
and you might even find someone interested in donating a couple of reams
of stuff that has been sitting on his/her shelf for too long.
Fabric stores have remnants you could get at a deep discount or donated
outright. Interest in some of the smaller pieces of cotton cloths has
picked up with the rise in interest in quilting, though you can still
get great deals on more unusual scraps (felt, fuzzies). And if there's
an upholstery company near you, they have great heavier material scraps,
too!
Hobby stores are also great places to pick up either deeply discounted
or donated "leftovers". If you can cultivate a relationship with the
store owner, they can give you a call when they have things that have
been on their sale tables too long.
Other scrap donations I've seen are:
Department stores: out-of-season/discontinued gift wrap rolls (from
customer service gift wrapping)
Builders' stores: odd-length molding or sheetrock scraps, short-length
wire
Carpet stores and/or installers: odd-sized pieces of carpet and/or padding
Moving companies: newsprint-type paper used to wrap household items
(GREAT drawing paper!!), "imperfect" boxes
You may also get a couple of community groups (jaycees, churches,
temples, fraternal orgs) to hold targeted supply drives for things that
are more difficult to find as scrap: glue, crayons, markers. Be very
specific about what you need so people who are participating will donate
the specific items you need.
I guess it all depends upon the art teacher's reaction when you say,
"Could you use some ______?"
Let us know what you find helpful. It gives the rest of us new places
to look!
J. Hiller, PhD, LISW, CFRE
Social Research Associates, Inc.
5638 Glen Avenue
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345
952/974-0892
952/974-1021 fax
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