ART for ALL’s Feed the Spirit Fundraiser

Make greeting cards for ART for ALL’s Feed the Spirit fundraiser!

Making, sending and receiving greeting cards; what a great way to keep our spirits up during a pandemic winter! Plus, with the cards we raise funds for the Art Activity Kits for the guests of the local food pantry, and the people of Minute Man Arc.

How to participate:
We are collecting handmade greeting cards with a winter theme, now through December 20th.
Use your own supplies, or pick up free blank cards at the ART for ALL display at the West Concord 5 and 10.
Return finished cards to the same display, or to the ART for ALL bin on the porch of 21 Winthrop Street in West Concord.

Buy handmade cards donated to the fundraiser, and Greeting Card Kits! Cards and kits are on sale at Joy Street Gift Shop in West Concord. thanks to the generosity of Jen McGonigle, the owner of Joy Street, ALL proceeds from the purchase of our cards and kits goes to the Feed the Spirit Fundraiser. Thank you Jen! Here is a how-to video for making the cards from the kits!

Make cards on your own for our fundraiser: Between now and about December 20th, we are looking for winter-themed and holiday cards. Thank You cards are also always in season!

What supplies should I use?

• You can pick up blank greeting cards and a description of the project from the Art for All display at the West Concord Five and Ten. The cards are free, and each one has a label on the back with information about the fundraiser and a place to sign
• Look around your house. Anything that can go on a piece of paper and into an envelope is potential art material! Paints, colored pencils, papers, glued on beads and sequins. Lots of stuff
• Not finding what you need? If you are making cards for our fundraiser, you can come get materials for free. We have lots of blank cards, papers, sequins and fun things to glue down. Sign up to come by the Art Room to pick up supplies. Masks on, of course, and we limit the number in the room. If the times don’t work for you write to margie@villageartroom to arrange a time.

How do we get finished cards to you? You can leave cards in the Art for All display at the West Concord Five and Ten, or drop them off at the front porch of 21 Winthrop Street in West Concord center. There is a plastic bin on the porch with a sign on it saying Art for All. Put your cards in there. Be sure to have them signed, and make sure we have your contact info. We might just send you a thank you card! 🙂

Or, mail cards to Village Art Room, suite #16, 152 Commonwealth Avenue, West Concord, MA 01742

How are the cards used? Some cards will be become thank you cards to people making donations, and others will be sold at stores in West Concord.

More information on the Village Art Room website at this link.

Art for All is the community sponsored program of the Village Art Room. Our mission is to strengthen the community by building connections through creative projects, for people of all artistic and financial abilities. We believe that the making, sharing and experiencing art improves the lives of individuals, and of our community.