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Our Fundraiser is live!!
It’s that time of year! The biggest change of note is that we are using Generosity, which is Indiegogo’s platform for non-profits. Everything else will operate the same way as in previous years. We just launched it last week, and we’re already well on our way to our goal!

https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/wall-therapy-2017-fundraiser/x/290103
We’ve got a lot of great perks, from WALL\THERAPY gear to Rochester-centric perks to original artwork. We’re also adding more perks as others sell out, so keep checking back throughout our fundraiser!

What is happening this year?

After taking a year to refresh and to do research, WALL\THERAPY is back for 2017! Inspired and honored by receiving the CITY newspaper’s “Best Group Improving the Community” for 2015 and 2016, we are energized to expand the project even more, carring the project’s momentum forward to significantly deepen our engagement with the community through new programming intended to connect Rochester residents of all ages and all walks of life.

In addition to our traditional murals, we’ll be working with local groups improving the lives of Rochester’s residents to directly impact even more lives in positive ways. We’ll also be launching our first-ever conference on arts and activism on July 29, followed by a special community music event that same night to cap off a week of art intervention.

Your continued support will allow us to support the local and international artists as they produce visually compelling murals in the Rochester cityscape, in turn improving and strengthening our thriving community.

Please visit our fundraiser to learn more!
https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/wall-therapy-2017-fundraiser/x/290103

We’ll be announcing more fundraiser events over the next month!

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We Still Need Your Vote for A Community Thrives!
Please Vote Daily!

Thank you to everyone who’s voted for us so far! Please remember that we need you to cast your vote DAILY for us to even get into the top 10 for consideration!

Click on the link below to vote:

http://act.usatoday.com/submit-an-idea/#/gallery/60465569/

In case you missed our email last week, we are entered in a competition called A Community Thrives that enables community members to act on ideas that improve the people, organizations, government, and businesses around them by equipping them with the resources they need to thrive. There are a handful of $50,000 and $100,000 prizes, which would go a LONG way towards improving our sustainability, enabling us to deepen our engagement with this city we hold so dear.

Preliminary voting runs from until May 12 at noon. To get to the final voting round, we need as many of you to vote ONCE DAILY so that we can be in the top 10 semi-finalists. We hope that you will join us in pushing our project to the semi-finals!

http://act.usatoday.com/submit-an-idea/#/gallery/60465569/

Download a calendar reminder!

We know voting every day is a lot to ask, but to make it easier for you help us on this, we’ve created a little calendar reminder. It will remind you every day at noon until May 12, the last day of voting. Doing this is a voluntary thing, but we hope you’ll jump in and help us! Just click on the icon below to download the reminder!

You can also download the Calendar Reminder as a .zip file.