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September
2008
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September
2008
ArtReach Board Member Will PERSONALLY Match Your Donation (until Sept 16, 2008) ArtReach is more visible now than EVER before, thanks in part to our presentation of the US Tour of Breaking the Veils. We need to “make hay while the sun shines.” Your donations will be used to establish a sustainable infrastructure so we can meet our growth opportunities. THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME. That’s why our Board member, Lori Heinsman, has pledge to PERSONALLY match each donation to ArtReach made through this pledge on Facebook. Please click “Donate Now,” and watch as your donation DOUBLES! ArtReach applies donations...
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August
2008
ArtReach has established a Cause on Facebook. Check it out and show your support by joining our cause (it doesn’t cost anything to join). We’re experimenting with building awareness and raising money using Facebook — so you will be helping us out a great deal if you join the cause and tell your friends....
Atlanta-based ArtReach Foundation® announces the official registration of operation as a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in Jordan. The King Abdullah II Fund for Development has incubated the Atlanta-based nonprofit over the last eighteen months in Jordan. In its first official act as an NGO in Jordan, on June 23, Ms. Susan Anderson, The ArtReach Foundation, Founder & CEO, and Board Director, Mr. Christopher A. Morley, MPH, will present a special lecture at the International Medicine Academy (www.intamed.org) meeting in Amman, Jordan. The lecture is titled “Is there a Role for Art Therapy for Stress Relief and Emotional Support for Patients...
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June
2008
Delta Air Lines to Transport Internationally Acclaimed Exhibition, Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic World, on Inaugural Flight from Amman to New York. “Delta is proud to commemorate our new nonstop service from Amman to New York by transporting this truly historic exhibition of art from the Islamic world, representing some of the greatest female artists of the region,” said Tim Mapes, Delta’s vice president of Marketing. “As a corporation committed to supporting multicultural events worldwide, we’re pleased to partner with The ArtReach Foundation to serve as Official Airline, bringing the Breaking the Veils exhibit to art enthusiasts...
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February
2008
When you Shop for ArtReach, you help ArtReach earn donations. How can you help? Just shop at your favorite online stores, and a percentage of your purchase will directly benefit The ArtReach Foundation without costing you, or us, a penny. Maatiam, our new partner in philanthropy, has partnered with more than 200 online retailers, including Amazon, eBay, Office Depot, Target, 1-800-Flowers, Macy’s, Orbitz, Drugstore.com, Shoes.com and more. Maatiam donates up to 25% of your purchase price to The ArtReach Foundation at no additional cost to you or us. Maatiam could help us raise a significant amount of donation. If 500...
Text excerpted from Canvas Magazine, Jan/Feb 2008, Vol. 4 Issue 1. Canvas is the premier international magazine dedicated to art and culture from the Middle East and Arab world. Art Therapy: Healing the Hurt Children living in countries of conflict are deeply affected by the terrifying events they and their families experience. Evidence of widespread but concealed anxiety vary; some children cling to their parents, while others react fearfully to the sound of aircraft overhead. Some experience disturbed sleep and even nightmares. According to a statement from UNICEF Lebanon, the extensive bombing attacks of 2006 have left behind disturbing memories...
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December
2006
My name is Lori Heinsman, and I am participating in the FAM/ArtReach Institute’s Project Lebanon program (hereafter, “Project Lebanon”). While Project Lebanon reaches beyond the training sessions held this week (Dec 4-9, 2006) in Rhodes, Greece, the purpose of this blog is to share with you some of my experiences from these five days of learning the ArtReach Method and interacting with the group. For the next few weeks, I will be updating this blog. (“Blog” is slang for “web log,” an online journal written by ordinary people about subjects passionate for them – from communicating personal news with family...
Twitter Updates
- REMNDER: Our Introductory Workshop for everyone, including potential volunteers, is this weekend - http://t.co/m7QqsZc4 #nonprofit
- Want to remember what it was like to be a kid? Pick up a few of these: The smell and feel of them will take you back - http://t.co/bbeikAQF
- Thank you all who have supported the ArtReach Foundation in the last few days, weeks, months, and years! #wecouldntdoitwithoutyou
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- We're almost one week away from our introductory workshop, which provides phase I training for potential volunteers - http://t.co/lzEuGm2i
- We're excited to have you! RT @youmedrd: @Art_Reach excited for the workshop.