Tag Archives: local non-profits

826 Michigan, growing to meet demand in Ypsi’s public schools, looking forward to Mittenfest VI

As Mittenfest is right around the corner, and since we haven’t heard from our friends at the kids’ literacy and creative writing non-profit 826 Michigan in a while, I thought that I’d reach out to Executive Director Amanda Uhle, and ask what’s new. Here’s our exchange. MARK: It’s been a while since we’ve had anything […]

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Buy an awesome t-shirt, and help some cool kids make some great art

My friends Melissa and Ryan just designed a new t-shirt for Ypsilanti’s FLY Children’s Art Center. Shirts are $20, and proceeds will go toward funding the non-profit’s efforts to bring art to the kids of south-eastern Michigan. If you’d like to help, or, I suppose, if you just feel that the shirt is cool and […]

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Announcing the FLY Children’s Art Center

My friend Ruth Marks is launching an incredibly cool children’s art program in Ypsi called FLY, and I had an opportunity this weekend to ask her a few questions about it… Here’s the interview: MARK: So, what’s FLY? RUTH: FLY Children’s Art Center is a non-profit organization that makes meaningful art making experiences accessible to […]

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