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The Arc of WBO Office Printer

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The Arc is a not for profit organization serving over 200 adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community. The Arc of Winnebago, Boone and Ogle Counties is a Rockford, Illinois chapter of The Arc of the United States, a national organization.  For more information on our local organization please visithttp://www.arcwbo.org.
https://www.facebook.com/TheArcWBO


Annually, The Arc receives between 50-75% of our budget from the State of Illinois through its homebased program. The Arc must fundraise anywhere between 25 to 50% of its budget every year through fundraising and donations. All other services, programs, activities, and classes are provided through minimal fees charged to individuals to help offset costs.

This go-fund-me page has been created to raise funds to replace The Arc’s copy machine. The biggest need we have right now, besides normal additional funding, is replacing our 15 year old, black and white, office copy machine. Commonly known as the ‘dinosaur’, this copy machine has made over half a million copies and has recently announced its full extinction; in other words, it decided to stop copying altogether.  It is our goal to raise money for a new office document center which will allow The Arc to print everything needed in-house and assist in growing our art program.

The videos below provide you with: 
1.      A glimpse of the frustration of any worn-out office printer/fax machine reenacted by our talented artists.
2.      An overview of this fundraising project brought to you by those it will impact the most (our participants!). 


Project Art’s vision is to develop the entrepreneurial side of the program’s visual and performing artists to provide a supplemental income opportunity for individuals with disabilities. Immediately, a multifunctional printer will help to produce high quality prints of our artists’ artwork, art greeting cards, and showcase for sale the artists’ creations. It will also help to make business cards, artist statements, promotional materials for art shows, and much more! 

The money raised will go directly towards:
-          A multifunctional COLOR Document Center
-          One year of servicing
-          A variety of printing surfaces for Project Art
-          Servicing for upgrading to the new machine

Please consider donating to our document center fund while supporting the growth of vital programs such as Project Art. We greatly appreciate any exposure to our cause or any financial assistance towards our document center and program! We hope to receive all funding by September 2016 so that we can prepare to sell fine art prints at Rockford Art Scene. Thank you for taking the time to learn about us! We will gladly send you a link to our video thank you and hilarious bloopers reel when you choose to donate to our cause, just leave your email address! Please like us on facebook to get updated with our fundraising goals, events, and future developments!  https://www.facebook.com/TheArcWBO

Organizer

Amy Newell
Organizer
Rockford, IL

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