SEEKING: Donations for our Fundraising Prize Draw!
In celebration of Heart & Hands’ 14th and Green Muse Herbs’ 4th anniversaries, we are preparing to run a digital prize draw from November 1st -15th!
We are aiming to collect a mindfully curated variety of local goods and services, not to mention our draw being just in time for the holiday shopping season!!
If you’d like to donate, reach us @
info@heartandhandscommunity.ca
Our priority is keeping this fundraiser HYPER local, showcasing local small businesses, organizations, makers & growers!! We are looking for items within the $25-70 range, here is a VERY thorough list of possible items:
ARTS & CRAFTS
art prints (especially if small print runs or limited editions), pottery pieces, your book of poetry or a copy of your album, license to your artwork for a tattoo, some of your handmade medicines or farm-grown herbs, seeds you’ve saved (especially harder-to-find ones), a recording of a lecture/story/workshop you’ve given, a basket you’ve woven, a garment you’ve stitched, a set of candles you’ve dipped, wool you’ve spun, meat you’ve processed and/or from animals you’ve raised (meat share, bone broth, etc), a hide you’ve tanned, jewelry you’ve made, glass you’ve blown, your band’s t-shirt, a pair of tickets to your art gallery opening/concert/film screening/cultural event/festival/hootenanny…
GOODS & SERVICES
a membership to your organization (Vic Tool Library, Vic Theatre/Vic Film Fest pass, VI Bonsai Society, SI Mycological Society, Vic Folk Music Society, etc), your time as a bike mechanic/luthier/woodworker/electrician/technician/plumber/consultant/chef/brewer/sewist/knitter, a gift basket of books/vinyl/charcuterie/pet food/preserves/brews/tools/instruments/stationary/sweets from your local small business…
GIFT CERTIFICATES
to your cafe, bookshop, tattoo studio, bike shop, brewery, bakery, silversmithing studio, record store, secondhand clothing shop, hair salon, toy shop, plant shop, local grocer, bulk food store, restaurant, dry bar, art hub, sauna, cellphone repair shop…
We are fundraising for a few important purposes:
- We intend to recoup some funds for the massive reno that transformed 2612 Quadra St, which was no small feat for both our tiny, grassroots businesses. Especially because the cost of repainting our signage and preventative measures such as safety films for our windows were not covered by insurance.
- A portion of funds raised will be donated to QomQem Coastal Connections
QomQem is a grassroots Indigenous-led outreach program that developed in partnership with Peers Resource Society. We offer harm reduction, housing and health care services to Indigenous peoples who are unhoused, precariously housed, and who may be using substances and/or alcohol. As a team that celebrates diversity, we welcome our relatives and allies from diverse backgrounds, sexualities, genders, abilities, beliefs, and identities. - A portion of funds raised will also be donated to the Rematriate Stewardship Project
In honour of our Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives we are raising funds to restore the safety of Coast Salish lands — in spaces led by and cared for by Indigenous caretakers. - If possible, any remaining cream on the top, we hope to donate to Community Food Support Victoria, to continue sustaining their important community work!
Community Food Support Victoria is a group of dedicated volunteers who acknowledge that COVID-19 has only exacerbated existing food insecurity and inequality within our community. We aim to support folks in accessing food while making the process as barrier free as possible. Everyone in the community deserves access to healthy food.
