Hello all, exciting news! Tomorrow at the Downtown Farmers’ Market, 5% of your purchase total with cinder+smoke will be donated to a project to supply the Youth Emergency Shelter in the Armoury Building with a full music room!
This project was started by two local musicians, Dallas and James, about 1 year ago and they are super close to reaching their goal and getting the project on it’s feet. Here’s a little more info about it all -
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Doinʼ It For the Kids!
Located at 10310 – 85th Ave, the Armoury is a safe place where at-risk and homeless youth have access to daytime support and resources from 9am to 9pm, seven days a week.
The youth centre is staffed by skilled and trained youth workers. A safe daytime alternative that facilitates access to various resources such as health care & info, resume building and countless other services that can make a life-saving difference. Providing necessary services to these young people can reduce the incidence of criminal activity and prevent youth from becoming entrenched in street life on the streets.
Services are offered free of charge and youths can get a full range of needs met as well as help working towards self reliance.
Tomorrow with the help of cinder+smoke, all donations will go towards the purchase of musical equipment for the Armoury Youth Centre in Strathcona. Working together with local independent musicians, the Armoury plans to provide youth with a place to play as well as instructional programming and songwriting help.
As a result of fundraising efforts, we have already amassed a setup including two guitars, bass, amplifiers, drums and microphones. Currently, we are just $300 away from being able to complete the setup with a new PA. Once purchased, we can begin putting work with the Armoury on putting together musical programming.
The kids appreciate it and we thank you for your support!
Dallas Thompson, James Stewart and the Youth Emergency Shelter
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There will also be a donation box available as well. Thank you so much & hope to see you tomorrow!
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