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April/May 2008
a monthly e-newsletter
Greetings ~
Dear Friends,
It’s time to celebrate Earth Day!
Yes, it’s a cliche but truly,
every day is Earth Day at The Scrap Exchange. Deferring solid
waste through
our collection
and drop-off service, giving people access to materials that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to find,
teaching new skills, and educating community members about the importance
of reuse -- these are the things we do day in and day out to help conserve
resources
and raise awareness of environmental issues.
We’re pleased that the rest of the world sets aside a day in April to
encourage people to think about these things too, and we love participating
in all of the community events that are going on to celebrate this great national
holiday.
This weekend we’ll
be at ten different events, many of them in honor of Earth Day ~ in Durham,
Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheboro, and up north to the Washington DC area courtesy
of the Clean Fairfax Council of Fairfax, Virginia. (See the Outreach Events
section
below for a complete listing of upcoming events we’re participating in.) Folks
will be able to “be
as creative as they can be” using materials that would have gone to a
landfill if we hadn’t picked them up.
In honor of Earth Day, it’s also the time of year where we ask for
financial contributions to help us make ends meet. As you probably
know, we’re a mission-driven, 501(c)(3)
charitable organization, and while we’re fortunate to be able to
cover most of our costs through income generated through outreach programming
and retail sales, we count on support from individuals like you to help keep
our costs low and expand our scope
of services. Any donation is appreciated, and we will happily provide a tax
letter for your records for any donations you make.
To reduce paper waste, we won’t be mailing a solicitation
letter, but we
hope you’ll take this opportunity to mail us a check, call us with
a credit card donation, or make an online donation through Network
for Good. And if you’re not able to donate money right now,
keep reading or check out the Donate
Funding page of our website for some other
easy ways you can help.
We
wouldn’t
be here
without
you,
and, as always,
we
thank
you for
your love and support.
All the best,
Ann May Woodward
Executive Director
The Scrap Exchange
P.S. ~ Third Friday is here, and the gallery is open from 6-9pm! Come check out Northern High School artists, and our celebrity bartenders! Details below... hope to see you out and about...
Store News...
The Scrap Exchange is hiring!
Are you interested in art, environment, and community? Come work for The Scrap Exchange! We are looking to fill two part-time retail staff positions. The first position is for 12 hours per week, Fridays noon to 5:30 and Saturdays 10 to 5:30, plus 4 hours every third Friday evening from 5:30 to 9:30 (for our Third Friday gallery openings). The second position is for Saturdays from 11 to 3.
This is a high-energy and fun job! Duties include providing customer service, running the register, answering phones, processing and pricing incoming materials, working with volunteers, and general upkeep of the reuse center. Please send a resume to or fill out an application in the store if you’re interested ~ we’ll be scheduling interviews this week and next. Call 688-6960 and ask for Ann or Wendy for more information. And please feel free to forward this information along to anyone you think might be interested in working for us!
Here are some fresh items just in...
1. Vintage findings and jewelry ~ missing stones/broken but very cool!
2. Black rubber tubing
3. Gift boxes filled with ponchos, fans, calculators and more!
4. Raffle! Beautiful basket of hand-crafted items by local artist Kimberley Cartwright ~ Tickets only $1.00!
5. Fabric-covered “eggs” ~ gorgeous!
6. Puzzle pieces ~ great for collage
7. A tisket a tasket we’ve got a barrel of baskets...
8. Games ~ Twister! Scrabble!
9. Cookie cutters
10. Purse linings ~ already constructed ... you just need to add the outside
And an exciting new sales offer...
On the last day of the month, we offer one special item at 50% off our already low price! What will it be this month? We don’t know yet! (We don’t decide until the day before the sale ... you’ll just have to stop by the store find out.) Don’t miss the sale!
Customer Survey
Have you taken our Customer Survey yet?
There’s still time to give us your thoughts and help us make The Scrap Exchange better. You can click
here to go straight to the survey, or you can go to the Scrap
Exchange website and
get to it from there. If you’re averse to filling out online surveys, we have
paper copies in the store, you can fill it out the next time you stop by. Thanks
for your help!
Help Support The Scrap Exchange
Here are five easy, low-cost ways you can support your favorite Creative Reuse Center...
1. Drop off your used ink and toner cartridges. The Scrap Exchange will take your used ink and toner cartridges for recycling. Look for the recycling box in the store or ask any retail staff person.
2. Donate your used car to The Scrap Exchange through the Donate-A-Car Program: www.donateacar.com. Donating is easy! You can fill out an online form or call The Scrap Exchange to donate. (Note that The Scrap Exchange is not listed on the organization’s website, but we are registered with them.) Once your information is received, you will be contacted by a licensed towing company to make arrangements for pick up.
3. Designate a donation to The Scrap Exchange when you sell something on eBay: http://www.missionfish.org/.
4. Use the Goodsearch web portal when searching the internet: http://www.goodsearch.com. Once you designate The Scrap Exchange as your charity of choice, any time you search the web using GoodSearch, The Scrap Exchange receives a donation.
5. Sign up for a no-cost financial planning session with David Hellinger, a financial planner with Ameriprise Financial. For every meeting referred through The Scrap Exchange, David will donate $50 to us. If you become a client, Amerprise will match the donation with an additional $50. To find out more or to schedule your complimentary initial meeting, contact David Hellinger at 919.227.3177 or visit www.ameripriseadvisors.com/david.j.hellinger/ . (And a note from our lawyers: Please note that this referral arrangement in no way constitutes an endorsement of Ameriprise Financial or David Hellinger by The Scrap Exchange. The Scrap Exchange assumes no responsibility for any financial decisions that are made based on advice provided by Mr. Hellinger.)
Outreach Events
Do you need a fun, hands-on activity for your upcoming fair, festival, company or school event, conference, or party? Call The Scrap Exchange’s “Events by the Truckload” program! We provide a vanload of fascinating materials and trained staff who set everything up, help facilitate the creativity, and clean it all up afterwards. There’s nothing else like it.
Here’s a look at where we’ll be...
4/17 Joyner Elementary, 1 - 3:30, Raleigh
4/19 Art Extravaganza, Olive Chapel Elementary, 5 - 8, Apex
4/19 America Recycles, Mecklenburg County Waste Reduction, 10 - 3, Charlotte open to the public!
4/19 Earth Day, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 - 7, Raleigh open to the public!
4/19 Durham Earth Day, 1 - 6, Durham Central Park, Durham open to the public!
4/19 Earth Day/Arbor Day, Clean Fairfax Council, NVCC Annandale Campus, 11 - 4, Fairfax, VA open to the public!
4/20 Roller Derby, Carolina Rollergirls, Dorton Arena, 5 - 8, Raleigh open to the public!
4/20 NC Zoo Earth Day, 10 - 3, Asheboro, NC open to the public!
4/20 Sunday in the Park, 2 - 5, Laurinburg open to the public!
4/20 Mt. Bethel Kids Klub, 1 - 3, Durham
4/22 Earth Day workshop, 9 - 11:30, Raleigh
4/22 Whole Foods Market Earth Day, 10 - 4, Cary open to the public!
4/23 Holt Elementary School, 2 - 4, Durham
4/23 Forest View After School Program, 1 - 3:45, Durham
4/25 MerleFest 2008, 8 - 5:30, Wilkesboro open to the public!
4/26 Zebulon Arts in the Park, 10 - 2:30, Zebulon open to the public!
4/26 Earth Day Birthday, Museum of York County, 10 - 3, Rock Hill, SC open to the public!
4/27 Whole Foods Market Sustainability Festival, 12 - 2, Chapel Hill open to the public!
4/28 Genesis Christian Preschool, 9 - 11:30, Cary
5/3 Fuqua Class Reunion, 10 - 12:30, Durham
5/3 Family A-Fair, Huck Sansbury Park, 10 - 2, Roxboro open to the public!
5/3 Hillandale Elementary, 10 - 2
5/3 Walk MS 2008, RBC Center, 11 - 1, Raleigh open to the public!
5/9 Strawberry Arts Jam, Cannon School, 12 - 7, Concord
5/10 Carolina Kids Expo, 10 - 4, Raleigh open to the public!
5/17 Duke Family Fun Day, 2 - 6, Durham
5/18 Community Mural Project, Threshold Clubhouse,1 - 3, Durham open to the public!
If you’d like to book an event or get more information, call Shannon Morrow at 919-682-2751 (program office number) or email her at .
FYI: The events coordinator position is partially funded by a Non-City Agency grant from the City of Durham. Thank you City of Durham!
In the Gallery
The Scrap Exchange has an art gallery dedicated to showcasing artists who are using repurposed materials in their work. Gallery openings feature beverages and snacks and free art-making in our open studio room. Openings are held on the third Friday of the month, from 6 to 9pm, in conjunction with Downtown Durham’s Third Friday gallery walk events.
This Month’s Show
Northern High School
Anne Bruton, Northern High School art teacher, has curated this show of her students work. The exhibit includes “Recycled art” projects including assembled art, found object art, hand rolled paper bead mobiles, painted chairs, collage, CD-ROM door hanging, paper towel roll art, painted cowboy boots, altered books, graffiti, paper mache, tool art, soda can flowers, and the list goes on as the students get new ideas.
Opening Reception Friday April 18 from 6-9 pm.
Celebrity Bartenders this month... City Councilman Mike Woodard and his lovely wife Sarah! (Note that this month’s reception will be alcohol-free.)
Next Month’s Show
By and By: A Journal Exhibition
Mark Cunningham and Mary Yordy are curating a show of Artist Journals.
Call for Artists!
Here is the call from Mark:
“Do you scribble and scrawl your innermost thoughts along with incessant doodles and painstaking renderings in cheap Wall mart brand bought notebooks? Or do you lovingly transcribe your misunderstood rants alongside every fortune cookie fortune you saved and scotch-taped to your beautifully home made journal you hand picked at a crafts fair? Then By and By: A Journal Exhibition wants you!”
Mark will be collecting the artist’s journals. The deadline for submissions
is May 9th. He is collecting the journals at his home... please call 919-286-7847 to arrange a drop off time. His disclaimer: “I will not be responsible for damage or loss of artwork. This is a labor of love project, but I’m just one dude trying my best and do not want to get on anyone’s bad side, legal or otherwise. Thanks...”
Celebrity Bartenders for the May 16 reception will be internationally known Durham artists Jacob Cooley and Bryant Holsenbeck!
Classes and Activities
Afternoon Arts at The Scrap Exchange
Monday thru Friday, 3 - 4:30Did you know we keep our Make & Take room open weekdays from 3:00-4:30 for anyone who wants to come and be creative? The cost is $5 per participant and you can make whatever you want out of the materials in the room, and take home whatever you make!
Monday Afternoon Arts with Ruth Warren
Miss Ruth’s "Scrappy Crafty Happy Hour" for kids ages 6 through 12!!!Come join us in the Make & Take room on Monday afternoons for an hour of creation and craft instruction.
Miss Ruth will be here on Mondays from 3 to 4 pm to
guide you in creating the "Scrap Craft of the Week." Each week
will feature a different craft made from reclaimed materials.
Kids will learn how to view and think about discarded items
in new ways and how to creatively turn "trash into treasure." Each
week will be different. You can attend one week or all
of them ~ however many fit your schedule.
Parents, please pre-register your kids by phone the week before any
Monday they plan to attend (so we know how many students to
expect). Payment can be made at the time of the craft session.
Cost: $10 per child per session
More Scrap Exchange Events!
Marbles Kids MuseumThe Scrap Exchange has partnered with the new kids museum in Raleigh to create The Scrap Exchange Creation Station -- an activity area within one of four new galleries and two outdoor spaces making up this exciting activity center in downtown Raleigh, across from Moore Square and City Market (in the former Exploris building).
The Scrap Exchange Creation Station is a 300 square foot space with huge bins full of Scrap Exchange materials that kids can use to build their own creations. This activity encourages creativity and innovation through fun and exploration. The kids will make something colorful and cool to take home and share with friends and family. It is part of a larger Build It! gallery that focuses on design, architecture, and construction.
For more information about the new museum please visit Marbles Kids Museum.
(A special thanks to Sarah Wolfe at the museum for all of her hard work in bringing things together and making this partnership happen.)
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