The Sew n’ Sew program is currently in 15 schools. Janome Canada donates 60 sewing machines a year to this project. Personal donations of fabric, thread, sewing equipment such as needles, measuring tapes, scissors etc. are accepted once a year at donation sites in Ontario, but monetary donations are always accepted. The program is run for students in grades 4 to 12 and is age appropriately taught. Janome has also constructed a virtual platform that allows educators/ students access to expanding their skills. The majority of these communities are fly-in or ice road access only. In the far north, a community may only see one shipment of goods per year. One sewing program costs approximately $10-15,000.00 to supply and ship.
Art For Aid supports First Nations, Inuit and Metis art and cultural education programs through access to quality art supplies and program supplies for learning on the land. Art and program supplies are collected at a warehouse in Carleton, Ontario, sorted and then shipped to remote schools. A school’s art supply shipment costs anywhere from $400 - $1,600.00. The operations and shipping budget is replenished through monetary donations and through the sale of Colleen Gray's beautiful art products in their Fundraising Store.
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