Extras for Creative Learning Inc
TOP-RATED 2011
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Target demographics: Greater Boston Educators and Artists
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 70,000 children, educators, and artists benefit from our supplies every year.
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Help to sort donations such as folding felt, bundling envelopes, cleaning furniture, and many other activities. The tasks change every day.
Mission:
Our mission is to stimulate creative learning and help children awaken their creative potential in education and play through the use of reusable, recycled, and surplus material.
Results:
Every year we save close to a million dollars in materials that would have been discarded, and put them back into the community.
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jessiecat
05/23/12
Extras for Creative Learning is a great resource for teachers and artists. There is always an abundance of interesting and surprising materials and the costs of membership are unbelievably low. I would recommend Extras for Creative Learning to anyone hoping to inexpensively supply their classroom, ...
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alice.vogler
05/22/12
ExCL has been one of my go to places for supplies for the last 10 years as an art teacher and artist. It is so fun to see what they will have each time. It has saved me thousands to dollars and brought hours of fun challenges to my students. I tell everyone I know about it. Everyone that works at ...
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missiguana00
05/16/12
I love volunteering at EXCL. I love unpacking boxes and not knowing what delightful randomness I'll find inside. I love bouncing craft ideas off Jodi, the Director, and hearing her creative suggestions. I love seeing Clyde, the best dog ever. And I love hearing all the people who come to get stuff ...
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