Cycling for Art: Maud Morgan Arts

Cycle for Art at the Heart

I’m pedaling 100 miles for Maud Morgan Arts on May 15, 2016. Why? Because through their Art at the Heart Fund they provide scholarships to children and homeless teens who cannot afford tuition fees.  Just a few blocks from the art center is a shelter for homeless teens. Who knew? When MMA found out, they started the Art at the Heart Fund. This seriously amazing Fund gives shelter members the opportunity to receive art classes and training. That’s Kitty in the photo above, painting a beautiful mural. She benefited from the shelter’s services at a critical time in her life. Now, with her artistic talent and enthusiasm, and help from MMA, she made a new teen shelter shine! 

This is inspiring stuff! I want you to be part of it! 

Can’t pedal? You can help me and an amazing group of friends raise funds by riding in the Charles River Wheelmen Spring Century Ride. Our goal is $7500 to fund scholarships for the 2016-17 year. You can help inspire us to push our pedals by contributing towards every mile we ride.

Some donation math:  .25 cents / mile = $25; $1 / mile = $100; $5 / mile = $500; $10 / mile = $1000. There is no limit! Every penny is fuel to reach the finish.

Who’s on our cycling team? Our team is a highly motivated group of family and friends who love art, and also love helping people. We are: Catherine Kernan, Haley MacKeil, Lori Damon, Kyle Damon, Miles Damon, Ajani Alock, Atticu Olivet, Elissa Traher, LB Hetherington, Bill Huber, Todd Lemke, and Chris Hug.

Who benefits? Cambridge public schools and local organizations such as Youth on Fire and Y2Y are some of the beneficiaries of the MMA partnerships.  Funds provide scholarships to children and teens who are deeply interested in the arts and who need financial support.

Join our team by donating to the Art at the Heart Fund! Every penny and dollar will inspire us to push to the finish.

Gratefully,

Lori Damon
(And the Maud Morgan Arts Team)

About MMA: Maud Morgan Arts is a studio arts center in Cambridge that provides art instruction for people of all ages, supports our vibrant artists’ community, and builds creative partnerships with local institutions. Its mission is to build community through the visual arts by connecting, inspiring, and enriching individual lives.  Contributions to MMA are fully tax deductible.

The Art at the Heart Fund was launched 2 years ago during the 2014 Spirit Awards honoring Lori Lander, an artist and philanthropist devoted to helping others. She has led, and continues to lead a group of cooks making meals and delivering them regularly to Youth on Fire, a homeless teen shelter down the road from Maud Morgan Arts.

Maud Morgan Arts is a program of the Agassiz Baldwin Community, a 501C3 non-profit.


Links:
Maud Morgan Arts
Youth on Fire and Y2Y Homeless Shelter
Charles River Wheelmen