Earth Month April 2021 Green Out! @ Mana Contemporary Volunteer! Make Art Kits for Libraries Earth Month Activities Special Finds! Projectors + PPE |
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Donate your surplus @ Mana Contemporary April 24 Material Reuse Community Event Bring your surplus art + office supplies to Mana Contemporary this Saturday, and join in several creative reuse demonstrations -- Zero Waste Weaving with Macus Alonso, Imagination Journals with Kathryn Trumbull Fimreite and Make Masks Fun Again! with Envision Unlimited. There are many other events and demonstrations that day as well -- check it out here: https://www.manacontemporary.com/event/material-reuse/ |
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Volunteer! Help Make Art Kits for Chicago Children and Teens The Chicago Public Library and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago are teaming up with CCRx to provide Grab+Go Art-making Kits inspired by the exhibition Carolina Caycedo: From the Bottom of the River for children and teens across the city. Help us prep and pack materials at the CCRx warehouse in April - May. We've ample space for physical distancing and you'll be helping to prep + pack materials such as yarn, fabric, paper, and foam. Sign up here. |
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Other Earth Month Activities |
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Special Finds.... at the Warehouse contains: cardboard base, paper, vinyl, yarn, fabric, foam double-stick adhesive, buttons + bling! Only $15 And... See all our Special Finds.... |
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PPE for Teachers + Nonprofits: Face Masks Spread Love, Not Germs! Special event masks courtesy of For Your Party. Free of charge, limit 20. Face Shields Clear plastic adjustable shields, easy to punch out and assemble. Courtesy of the Chicago Knights Robotics Team. Free of charge. Cloth Mask DIY Kits Get all the materials you need plus instructions to sew cloth face masks for yourself, family and friends. Social Distancing Wands Buy one for $15 or make your own! A fun way to make sure everyone is keeping their distance.
Get your PPE Book a Warehouse Visit. |
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Save the Date! CCRx Annual FUN-draising Auction May 22 - June 5 |
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The Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange (CCRx) is a 501c3 nonprofit committed to the creative reuse and redistribution of surplus materials for Chicago teachers, non-profits, arts and community groups. CCRx is located at 2124 W. 82nd Place, Chicago, in the Envision Unlimited Frick Center. Entrance via the parking lot. Masks, social distancing and temperature checks are mandatory. See our COVID protocols for more info.
CCRx is supported by the Chicago Teachers Union Foundation, Art Works Fund/Chicago Community Trust, Harper Court Arts Council, the Field Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), Montgomery Ward Foundation, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, many individual donors... and YOU!
Help pay our staff! Make a financial gift via Paypal Giving Fund, or check to CCRx, 5530 S. Shore Drive 15b, Chicago IL 60637. All donations are tax-deductible.
Questions? Comments? Great Notions? Contact us at info@creativechirx.org
Copyright © 2021 Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange, All rights reserved.
You are on our list because we've engaged with you around creative reuse in Chicago. And we think you are awesome!
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