A Time to Help Event – ARTS AND SCRAPS

To volunteer:  Sign-up at www.volunteerimpact.org or e-mail Project Coordinator, Marci Fitch, at marcif6@gmail.com.  This project is limited to 25 volunteers. 

DIRECTIONS: 

Directions to 16135 Harper, Detroit, MI 48224
**Use the parking lot at our main building and cross the street to the warehouse.

→From downtown on 94 E:
Exit at 222B on Harper Ave.
If you look straight ahead you will see our building.
Make a slight right turn
The first intersection is Bedford. Turn left.
Look for the globe lights, the wrought iron fence, park in this lot.

→From Mt. Clemens, or off I 696 E, coming on 94W:
Exit at 223 on Cadieux stay on the service drive.
Turn left at Whittier (first crossover).
Immediately turn right on Harper (by the Taco Bell).
Go 4 blocks.
We’re on the right corner of Bedford and Harper.
Look for the wrought iron fence and globe lights. Turn right and park.

**After parking, cross the street and walk down a block to the warehouse, 16326 Harper, passing the auto supply store. Arts & Scraps is not on the building, just the address in orange letters. It’s beige with dark green trim.

 

Save for Arts & Scraps: bring when you volunteer

OR Items may be delivered to Arts & Scraps Tuesday and Thursday 11-6; Saturday 11- 4
OR mailed to: Arts & Scraps 16135 Harper Detroit, MI 48224.

 

Everyday “stuff”: Please make sure items are clean.

• plastic strawberry baskets
• microwave meal plates
• coffee cans w/lids (metal and plastic)
• “Pringles” cans w/lids
• 35mm film containers
•  oatmeal containers w/lids
• gallon milk bottle caps
• wine corks
• baby food jars
•  candles
• candle stubs
• CDs (promotional or $)
• magnets or badges of any kind
• metal lids from frozen concentrated juice
• large brown paper bags (standard grocery size only, please)
• brightly-colored paper –printed OK, even a piece or two ( for shredding)

Cleaning the closet “Stuff”:

• spools- empty or with thread 
• yarn 
• rock and shell collections 
• buttons 
• plastic or silk flowers 
• jigsaw puzzles (pieces missing OK) 
• ribbon
• trim 
• rickrack 
• baskets and tins 
• calendars with pictures 
• telephone wire 
• craft books or craft magazines 
• craft kits and misc. crafting items 
• jewelry, 
• beads (broken OK) 
• fabric, vinyl and leather pieces and scraps (no clothing, please) 
• children’s art supplies—scissors, crayons (pieces OK), construction paper, etc

 

No thank you list: These cannot be stored effectively, are not safe, or are not in demand

• plastic food containers (yogurt, etc.)
• Styrofoam “peanuts”
• egg cartons or Styrofoam trays
• magazines
• plastic bags
• paper towel or toilet paper tubes
• prescription or medicine bottles

Wish list: These are supplies we presently buy or equipment we would really like to own.

• cardboard boxes
• at least 25 of the same size quantities of new plastic or paper bags, any size
• snacks for volunteers
• tape to seal cartons
• cross cut paper shredder
• GPS system
• dies for small hand die cutter (range from $30 – $50), can be in honor or memory of a person or occasion, over 2,000 shapes available or any simple drawing can be custom designed