<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">SOKC and the City of Oklahoma City are hosting a booth at the Paseo Arts Festival (May 26-28, 2012) designed to teach kids about re-purposing and re-using old, broken or otherwise discarded household items. Volunteers will help kids take "trash" and turn it into useful or decorative crafts.</font></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">We are in need of "stuff" (aka trash) to make the crafts and volunteers to help kids put them together. </font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">1. Old gardening, photography, art and architecture magazines, </font></font><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Or any magazines with colorful, (child appropriate) images, as they’ll be cut into strips to make woven art.</font></font></div>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">2. E</font></font><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">mpty oatmeal containers (the round ones) to make into birdhouses</font></font><font size="3" face="Calibri"> </font></p>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">3. Flat refrigerator magnets (often with business logos) that can be cut into smaller magnets (anyone with a business connection who may have some outdated or extra ones, I’d be very appreciative for contact info)</font></font></div>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">4. Foam plates (meats, pre-made sushi, sandwiches, etc. are often packaged in these at the grocery store) to use as mosaic bases.</font></font></p>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">5. Bric-a-Brac: broken jewelry, beads, buttons, old party favors, trinkets, toy pieces, small decorative items… etc. to decorate the many projects we’ll be making. We need lots of these!</font></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">6. Clothespins (the kind with the spring) to make into refrigerator magnets for displaying art, homework, etc. </font></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">7. Old crayons (broken are great, too) to make into light catchers. </font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">*We would also gratefully accept donations of non-toxic glues, ribbon, double-stick tape, mod podge and wax paper. </font></div>
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<p style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">It’s for a good cause and a great way to get rid of some of the little stuff that clutters drawers, jewelry boxes and the bottoms of toy boxes. </font></font></p>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Thank you so much!!! Have I mentioned this is for KIDS? Cute little kids…</font></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">If you are interested in volunteering or donating items, please contact:</font></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Jennifer Boyle at <a href="mailto:jenneboyle@gmail.com">jenneboyle@gmail.com</a> or 405-639-8479 </font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Jennifer Alig at <a href="mailto:jennifer.l.alig@gmail.com">jennifer.l.alig@gmail.com</a> or 405-760-8874</font></div>