Holly wrote: Tom'sdad - have you had a chance to contact them yet?

TomsDad wrote:

Holly wrote: Tom'sdad - have you had a chance to contact them yet?

All, here's the email that I sent the "fund raisers" last Friday:

Today I went to the aforementioned businesses.

Wegmans - policy is that they only contribute to groups that are incorporated with a 501C

BigLots - spoke to the manager, Becky. She will need a Minions letterhead before she can proceed

Forever Windows - Spoke to Dan and he will need an "invoice" for the accountants for his donation.

I've got a 2 year old DIY project and a Dr.'s appt waiting for me next week but I'll work on this as time permits. Keep me informed.

jchris wrote:MAMAS so exited she posted it twice!!!

Holly wrote:At the present time, I don't think we'll have any funds left over.

4mrbam wrote:I left a copy of the letter for Jeff. Even in that I note that we are not a non for profit.

Holly wrote:We have info on the 3rd family!

Single mother with a 10-year-old daughter.

The little girl has asked for a Nintendo DS with the Cooking mama game or Mario Party. Webkinz, spinning paint??, create your own pillow and arts and crafts stuff. She is a size 12 girls.

The mom needs towels, picture frames, king sized sheets and comforter, toaster, silverware.

They just moved into their own place and don't have much.

Spin art is an art form that primarily uses paint, a canvas and a spinning platform. It is primarily used to entertain and expose children to the process of art creation, although it can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

To create spin art, an artist initially decorates or drips paint onto a canvas. The canvas can be anything; however, the most common form of canvas is a small rectangular piece of cardboard. Before the paint on the canvas dries, the artist secures the canvas to a platform that can be rotated at high speed. Once the canvas is secure, the artist can then begin spinning the canvas. Most spinning platforms are electrical or battery operated, with more elaborate platforms enabling the artist to vary the rotational speed.

As the canvas rotates, centrifugal forces draw the wet paint outwards, creating intricate designs. The artist can drip more paint onto the canvas while it is spinning, thus layering paint on top of each other, creating different effects. Using different colors, a skilled spin artist can blend colors together into subtle designs. At any point during this process, the artist can stop the spinning platform to view the canvas. Since the canvas is usually rotating at a high rate of speed, it is difficult if not impossible to view the image on the canvas until the platform has stopped spinning, thus creating a sense of surprise and uncertainty during the creation process.