The holiday season is as good a time as any to give back and help others in their time of need.
Next Thursday, December 30th, from 4 to 9 p.m., the "It's A Wonderful Life With The Arts" mixer and fundraiser for local arts and cultural organizations will be taking place at the 464 Gallery. The event will be in support of the 33 cultural organizations whose funding was recently cut.
Sue Cholewa, Marcus L. Wise and Empower Arts Buffalo are hosting this event in order to not only help raise money, but also to raise awareness about the situation that these organizations are in. They hope to open up an ongoing discussion of how to approach this issue and develop a plan of action. "The 33 culturals that have been cut are like George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life," they said. "They have given us much joy without asking for much in return and now it's our time to give back."
Those attending are welcome to give a tax-deductible donation of any amount, large or small. Any donation to these organizations, no matter what size, is appreciated. The proceeds will be divided evenly between the interested art groups. There will also be an opportunity to meet with representatives of the 33 cultural organizations, as well as some other local artists from Buffalo and Western New York.
Aside from donations, there will also be a raffle to help raise extra money. Four Buffalo Sabres 100-level tickets will be raffled off, which will include passes to the Harbor Club. There will also be food and refreshments provided.
For more information, call (716) 983-2112 or email MINDWEB.us@mac.com.
It's a Wonderful Life for the Arts
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Next Thursday, December 30th, from 4 to 9 p.m., the "It's A Wonderful Life With The Arts" mixer and fundraiser for local arts and cultural organizations will be taking place at the 464 Gallery. The event will be in support of the 33 cultural organizations whose funding was recently cut.
Sue Cholewa, Marcus L. Wise and Empower Arts Buffalo are hosting this event in order to not only help raise money, but also to raise awareness about the situation that these organizations are in. They hope to open up an ongoing discussion of how to approach this issue and develop a plan of action. "The 33 culturals that have been cut are like George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life," they said. "They have given us much joy without asking for much in return and now it's our time to give back."
Those attending are welcome to give a tax-deductible donation of any amount, large or small. Any donation to these organizations, no matter what size, is appreciated. The proceeds will be divided evenly between the interested art groups. There will also be an opportunity to meet with representatives of the 33 cultural organizations, as well as some other local artists from Buffalo and Western New York.
Aside from donations, there will also be a raffle to help raise extra money. Four Buffalo Sabres 100-level tickets will be raffled off, which will include passes to the Harbor Club. There will also be food and refreshments provided.
For more information, call (716) 983-2112 or email MINDWEB.us@mac.com.
It's a Wonderful Life for the Arts
Thursday, December 30 ยท 4:00pm - 9:00pm
It is not clear to me-into what org would I be making a donation (so that it is "split" among the 33 organizations")?