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Yankee Artist Guild
Community Service
For many years, Yankee Artist Guild's Community Service efforts have supported several important projects. Painted boxes for Visitation House, Abby's House and Veterans and
Kelley Backpacks for children entering emergency Foster Care.
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Painted Gratitude Boxes
Here are some of the beautiful Gratitude Boxes Yankee Artist Guild members painted for our Disabled Veterans. Each box is filled with toiletries, socks, playing cards, candy etc. Each member writes a personal message on our beautiful handmade cards by Kathy Slawsky. These boxes will be delivered to the DAV and Hero House.
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Below is more information on the places we donate painted boxes and painted backpacks.
Visitation House is located in Worcester, MA. This residential program helps pregnant women in crisis prepare for the birth of their babies. It also helps them prepare for their life together after their babies are born by providing assistance with housing, education, and employment. Learn more about Visitation House
Abby's House in Worcester, MA provides shelter and affordable housing as well as advocacy and support services to homeless, battered and low income women. Learn more about Abby's House
The residents of both Visitation House and Abby's House receive painted boxes to be used to save their family photos and special memorabilia.
Kelley Backpacks is an organization at UMass Medical School in Worcester that provides backpacks to kids being discharged from the hospital into foster care. Yankee members paint backpacks that we donate to UMass Medical School and they fill the bags with age appropriate item such as pajamas, toothbrushes, books toys/games. blankets, stuffed animals, and school supplies. Learn more about Kelley Backpacks
DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Gardner, MA offers permanent and transitional affordable housing opportunities for male and female veterans. The residents receive painted boxes with patriotic designs that we fill with comfort items, playing cards, and a beautiful hand made card with a personal note of thanks to our veterans that have given so much to protect each of us and our country. Learn more about the DAV
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Decorative Artists of NE, NJ and NY
Collaborative Community Service Project
A collaboration of the Decorative Artist of NE, NJ, and NY are doing a Community Service Project again this year. “Give Kids the Arts” was selected as the recipient for the 2025 project.
Over 100 tote bags were distributed to guild members, including Yankee Artist Guild, to be painted. The finished bags will be filled with art supplies for children, and they will be donated to “Give Kids the Arts”.
If you are interested in finding more information about “Give Kids the Arts” click on: https://www.givekidsthearts.org/ to view their website.