LCR COMMUNITY OUTREACH:                 

​ BESIDES MAINTAINING OUR STORE TO PROVIDE ART, CRAFT AND SEWING SUPPLIES AT A REASONABLE COST TO THE COMMUNITY, AT LCR WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING OTHER LANCASTER AREA NON-PROFIT GROUPS PROVIDE ART AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO THOSE THEY SERVE.

Our most recent outreach projects consisted of:
Attending the Janus School Art Fair- spending the day teaching students of varying needs and abilities about the 3 R's - what REUSE is - and then we got creative with it.
We also were at the Open Streets Lancaster event in May - meeting and greeting our community neighbors - talking about where CONSERVATION can meet CREATIVITY!

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2019                                   
July
Church World Service   provided backpacks, lunch totes, and all school supplies needed for 4 newly resettled refugee students!
Lancaster Country Day   2019 Summer program
St Joseph's CHI LCR provided various free crafting materials for their educational work 
Interim Women's Addiction Recovery Center​ - provided knitting supplies
​Other orgs that received free materials this month:
Conestoga River Day Camp
John Beck Elementary School
Lancaster County Christian School
Sewing Hope
Leola UM Church
Dove Elizabethtown Christian Fellowship
Central Presbyterian Church Pre-School program
Friendship Community
St John Episcopal Church
Able Services
MOPS Quarryville
Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster

June
Cocalico High School students making cooling packs for cancer patients $50 in material ribbon poly-fill thread fabric 
Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster City Baubles & bling brunch event $75 of materials beads cording and costume jewelry
YWCA Stem Girls Camp free STEM in materials 
Conestoga River Day Camp Girl Scouts of America - free camp material
New School of Lancaster free teacher supplies 
Butler Church of the Nazarene free materials for Vacation Bible School 
Glenbrook Road Carpenter Community Vacation Bible School free materials
YWCA summer camp free materials
American Sewing Guild Alzheimer project at the VA - free material
Saint Norbert's Church free materials 
Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster-  free office materials

2019                                   
MAY

Empire Beauty School.. excess quality glitter 
Lancaster County Christian School educational books to Pre K class
Girl scout troop 71603
Landisville Cub Scouts PSA pack 37 - filled craft closet!
Washington elementary and other SDOL  - free teaching and craft supplies
Conestoga river day camp materials 
CHI Saint Joseph Children's Health - crafting materials for Open Play 
San juan baptista LEP program, startup material for weekly sewing classes
Hands on House museum- we donated maker space sword up supplies for the weekly STEAM clubhouse art studio  
Sewing Hope – Fabric and sewing supplies 
Parish Resource Center - 3 boxes miscellaneous materials partnership
 


2019                                   
APRIL
 Lancaster Recreation Commission
Sewing Kits, fabric, knitting needles, yarn pipe cleaners, pompoms,stencils, stickers, paper, crayons (value $80)  And an additional monetary donation of $40 for complementary materials
Revolution 
based out of YWCA , we supplied free jewelry making materials to this program empowering women affected by HOMELESSNESS and life barriers
CONESTOGA VIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION
LCR ONCE AGAIN PROVIDED DECOR, CENTERPIECES, AND A MONETARY DONATION FOR THE ANNUAL VOLUNTEER GALA
NEXT GENERATION SENIOR CENTER 
LCR provided OVER $300 IN WOOD PAINTING PROJECTS COMPLETE WITH PATTERNS AND INSTRUCTION ALONG WITH AND OVER $20 SILK FLOWERS FOR A PROJECT AT THE SENIOR CENTER
ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION -- DONATED FREE MATERIALS FOR A PLASTIC CANVAS PROJECT
GIRL SCOUTS- FREE AND DISCOUNTED MATERIAL TO TROOP 71607
MANHEIM Central ELEMENTARY -- free classroom materials
Hamilton Park ELEMENTARY School -- free classroom materials
Lancaster Early Education Center -- provided free classroom supplies
Wheatland ELEMENTARY -- provided free creative reuse lesson and items for Cork Boats craft 

March
hands Across the Street - Columbia Presbyterian Church – LCR donated VARIOUS items ranging from sew mending kits to office supplies – to crafting materials for this startup shelter
DISABILITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER– provided décor and centerpieces for their Volunteer Gala
Alpha Sigma Alpha –donated to Scrap booking fundraiser to benefit the S. June Smith Center
Girl Scout Troops - 71607 70536 71497
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY– free daily crafting sessions
Lancaster Recreation Commission – Sewing kits, fabric, knitting needles, yarn, and various craft materials
Retired Teachers Association - $25 gift card donation for silent auction
Donated Sewing machine to Christ Evangelist Church Sewing Group – sewing and sending materials to those in need 

February
WATER STREET MISSION - donated knitting materials, and other materials to provide art therapy and nurture self-care skills for their residents / recipients
Lancaster Science Factory – donated 2 old printers for dismantling and S.T.E.A.M. workshops
Conestoga Valley High School – Theater Department: donated quality trims and sewing notion props as well as discounted fabrics
Friendship Community – provided crafting sessions with their clients, adults with developmental needs, at our craft table
Girl Scout Troop 131 Girl Scout Troop 71623 Girl Scout Troop 71497 Scout badges,sewing pattern booked
Lancashire Hall Provided plastic canvas project materials for residents of their nursing and rehabilitation center
THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL – ALTERNATIVE, PRIVATE SCHOOL BASED IN READING PA, TOOK A FIELDTRIP BRINGING SMALL STUDENT GROUPS TO THE CRAFT TABLE IN ORDER TO HOLD A CREATIVE REUSE CLASS 

January
Water Street Mission – donated coloring books (adult and child), yarn, soap, hygiene kits/products, scarves
Lancaster Science Factory – donated various electrical and STEAM items for them to dismantle in their programs
Church World Services – donated backpack school kits and tote employment kits / gift cards for work boots for refugees being resettled into the Lancaster area
Conestoga Valley High School: drama Department - donated quality trims and sewing notion props as well as discounted fabrics
Friendship Community – provided crafting sessions with their clients, adults with developmental needs, at our craft table
The Opportunity School – alternative, private school based in Reading Pa, took a FIELD-TRIP bringing small student groups to the craft table in order to hold a creative reuse class. We also donated binders, notebooks, and school supplies.

   Highlights from          2018
WE SUPPLY AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DISABILITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER PROVIDING ARTS AND CRAFTS MATERIALS on a monthly basis.

HYGIENE kits, games, and art project Items donated to the Water Street Mission Emergency shelter

Creative Reuse Crafting Materials were supplied to the LANCASTER RECreation Commission as they create holiday decorations for the tree at Penn Square !!!

WE SUPPLIED E.R. ELEMENTARY PTO OVER 200 LBS OF HOLIDAY GIFTS, CRAFTING, AND GIFTING MATERIALS.

PROCEEDS WERE USED TO SUPPLY ART MATERIALS TO WATER STREET HEALTH SERVICES.  GIFTS AND GIFTING SUPPLIES  WERE SUPPLIED TO CLIENTS TO EXCHANGE!

Creative reuse crafting materials were supplied for the HomeFields annual picnic Crafting Tent!

Provided creative reuse / arts materials to the Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster for Summer Camp!

Partnered with the RASE PRoject, to provide materials for a weekly Creative Recovery Group.

 SUPPLIED SEWING MATERIALs FOR DRESS MAKING WITH HOPE 4 WOMEN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM DRESS A GIRL AROUND THE WORLD.

we sUPPLied NU LIFE AT THE NIMBLE THIMBLE SEWING MATERIALs BENEFITING HANDZ ON HOPE .

Do you think Lancaster Creative Reuse has materials that your non-profit event or organization can use creatively? 

​Please contact our outreach coordinator laurie stephens at our store 717-617-2977 or email her at Lcrassistant@gmail.com