Support the Arts!
Art Happens Here
With Your Support...
You can support the programs
VSAN provides for all Nevadans. VSA arts of Nevada is
funded by service organizations, foundations, corporations, the Nevada
Arts Council and individuals like you.
Every contribution, large and small, makes a very real difference in
helping VSA arts of Nevada meet the ever-increasing requests for
programs. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the
law. You are encouraged to get involved as a volunteer. You are promised
a very special experience. With your help, VSA arts of Nevada can do
more! Donate
Now
One of the deep secrets of life is
that all that is really
worth the doing is what we do for others.
-Lewis Carroll
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
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Spread the word about
VSA arts of Nevada and the Lake Mansion.
VSA arts is a person-to-person organization.
Many of our donors, volunteers, artists, and Lake Mansion renters
are from "word of mouth".
~ Become a Friend of VSA arts of
Nevada....
~ Donate
funds, art supplies, equipment...
~ Sponsor a child to attend a camp or
workshop...
~ Attend an
affordable art workshop...
~ Rent the
Mansion...
~ Make
VSAN your Designated Non-Profit for the Scolari's Friendship Fund
~
Purchase
a "Rich in Art" License Plate....
~ Have your own little piece of the Mansion....
~ Celebrate at the Mansion
with an Art Birthday Party!
~ Drink Wine!
Start your wine walk at the Mansion...
~ Use Goodshop.com for online shopping &
Goodsearch.com for web searches
~ Volunteer...
VSAN would like to
thank...
Become
a Friend of VSA arts of Nevada....
Friends
of VSA arts of Nevada Form
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The Art Access Gallery at the Lake Mansion with work created by Nevada artists with disabilities
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Art workshops in Residential Care Facilities and Nursing Homes
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Workshops in Pediatric and Oncology Units
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After-school and summer programs for children who are at-risk
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Affordable art workshops for everyone
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and more!
Become a friend of VSAN at one of six annual levels:
FRIEND $20
Benefits: Friends Card, Direct Mail or Email notice of events &
workshops, Invitation to Receptions
FAMILY $50
All of the above PLUS: Early Shopping Preview/VIP reception for
annual
Holiday Art Mart Show & Sale at the Lake Mansion
PATRON $100
All of the above PLUS: 10% discount on workshops and art camps for
adults and children.
LEADER $250
All of the above PLUS: 10% discount on an adult’s or child’s art
birthday party in the
Lake Mansion’s Art Studio and miniature framed print of the Lake
Mansion.
DIRECTOR $500
All of the above PLUS: Private tour of the Lake Mansion
TRUSTEE $1000
All of the above PLUS: Garden Pavilion Meeting Rental (2hrs) AND
recognition on the
VSA arts of Nevada website.
Friends
of VSA arts of Nevada Form
Donate
Contact VSAN 826-6100
In these tough economic times, art is especially important for everyone, particularly children and people with disabilities. We appreciate that you have many choices when it comes to giving. Your tax-deductible donation makes a huge difference in the programs we are able to provide to Nevadans. We are very thrifty and your dollar goes a long way in providing quality arts opportunities to children and adults of all ages. For a very special gift or remembrance, donations can also be made in honor of an individual. Donate Now
VSA arts also accept all sorts of donations we might need including art supplies, paper, wine, cleaning services, cleaning supplies, office supplies/equipment, and more.
Donate Funds Now or call 826-6100 x3 to offer other donations.
Donate/Sponsor a child to attend a camp or workshop
Contact
VSAN 826-6100
Your generous donation makes it possible for VSAN to provide a scholarship for a child who has a disability, is at-risk, or is underserved by the arts. Donations are tax deductible.
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$25 allows a child to attend a VSA arts class
~ $50 allows a child to attend a 3 day art camp
Make VSAN your Designated Non-Profit for the Scolari's Friendship Fund
Scolari's Food and Drug Store has just completed a major cleanup of
their Friendship Fund files in preparation for restarting the program on
September 1, 2009. The process required them to delete all customer
preferences in regards to the designated non-profit organization who
receives 1% of customers’ purchases.
What you need to do if you would like to designate VSAN as the
non-profit recipient?
~ To enroll in Scolari's Club for the first time, download
a form or pick up a Friendship Fund form in any store location or at
the Lake Mansion and use the non-profit code 2330 for VSAN on the
form. Drop off the form at any Scolari’s store.
~ If you are already enrolled and simply need to update your file, you
may do so at the scolaristores.com
and use the non-profit code 2330 for VSAN.
The Scolari’s Friendship Fund is an easy way to support many
non-profits in the area including VSA arts of Nevada in providing
quality visual and performing arts programs for children and adults of
ALL abilities. If you have any questions concerning this program please
call VSAN at 826-6100, extension 3 or info@vsanevada.org.
Click
here to update your Scolari's Card information!
Click
here for a new Friendship Fund form!
Thanks so much for your much needed support.
Own a piece of
the Mansion
Contact VSAN 826-6100
VSA
arts of Nevada is offering
for sale architectural elements and other artifacts associated with the
historic Lake Mansion. These are original pieces of the porch
rails, balustrades, posts, corner pieces and other decorative pieces.
After the porches were removed during the mansion
move, a decision was made to replace rather than restore much of the
porch.
The decision to sell pieces of the mansion was not made lightly. VSAN has spent the past ten years working to preserve the mansion in keeping with the principles of Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. These national standards are a series of concepts about maintaining, repairing, and replacing materials on historic buildings. Please be assured that the removal of these items does not damage the mansion’s historical integrity and their sale will help support the ongoing activities of VSAN, including the preservation of the Lake Mansion.
You
will receive a certificate noting your contribution and authenticity of
your purchase. We hope you enjoy owning a piece of
Reno’s history! Prices
start at $25 per piece.
For more information or to purchase a piece of the mansion, call
775-826-6100 or drop by Mon-Fri, 11-3.
Use Goodshop.com for your online purchases, and Goodsearch.com for your internet searches
How would you
like to donate to VSAN, at no cost to you, every time you
perform an internet search or make an online purchase?
Make www.goodsearch.com your
default search engine, select "VSA arts of Nevada - VSAN Reno"
as your cause, they will donate a penny to VSAN every time you search
the web. This is free for you as the money comes from advertisers.
Use www.goodshop.com as your gateway for online purchases at over 700 of the top Internet retailers and travel sites including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Expedia and more. Select "VSA arts of Nevada - VSAN Reno" as your cause, and they will donate part of every online purchase to us at no additional cost to you.
The amounts might seem small, however the ASPCA
has already earned more than $17,000 through their supporters, like you,
simply using www.goodsearch.com
and www.goodshop.com.
Thank you for taking these simple steps to help support arts
programming in Nevada!!
Volunteer with VSA arts of Nevada
VSA is very appreciative of the efforts of our enthusiastic volunteers! Would you like to volunteer your time to help us? These are some of our current volunteer needs:
Clerical Work - Helping us keep organized! This could range from routine office tasks (making calls, coordinating mail-outs, filing, shredding, data entry, research tasks) to the more physical (re-organizing our art supplies or catering kitchen supplies)
Mansion Host/Tours - Welcoming visitors, giving tours of the historic mansion to adults and children (background information and 'adaptable' script provided)
Events - Staffing events, such as monthly wine walks, which includes light set up for the event, meet and greet, serving our guests, art sales and passing out information about VSA arts' programs.
...or do you have other skills you could offer us?
Please return a volunteer information form to us - thank you!
Please note that at the present time, we are not looking for any hands-on
assistance with art workshops. As we typically have many more
people interested in helping than we have openings, preference for our
(very) occasional opportunities will be given to volunteers who have
assisted us already in other areas.
VSA
arts of
City of
City of
Community Foundation of Western NV through the City of
Historic
The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust
The Nell J. Redfield Foundation
Nevada
Arts Council
National Endowment for the Arts
Pershing
Reno Air Races Chairman’s Club
Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation
Sierra pacific Resources
Somersett Development
Soroptimist International
Terry Lee Wells Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation
US Bank
VSA arts (national)
White
Ward 1 Neighborhood Advisory Board
...and of course all our wonderful volunteers! Thankyou.
To learn more about how you can support VSA arts of Nevada:
Contact VSA arts of Nevada's main
office in Reno at (775) 826-6100
E-mail VSA arts of Nevada at info@vsanevada.org