FEED BAGS RECYCLED INTO TOTE BAGS $12.50
Help reduce landfill waste & donate to a worthy cause!
$10 goes to SPCA or CAMP OPPORTUNITY for Foster Children
You choose.
These charming tote bags are made from actual feed bags.
Maylien Swenerton sews them and donates the proceeds to charity.
When asked how she started, Maylien explained, “When I saw the nice
graphics on the plastic bag of feed, I thought something could be done with
that to keep it out of the landfill. So I altered it to take the most advantage of
the graphic artwork on the front. When I used them to shop I got lots of
positive comments so I decided to make some for my friends and then it just
took off. They wanted to buy some for their friends and for gifts. I couldn't
possibly charge what it takes to pay myself but I could use the money as a
donation. Animal feed bags seemed to point right to a donation to benefit
animals. So that's the direction I went.”
Maylien Swenerton lives in Vacaville and is a retired (as of 2009) high school
math teacher. She and her husband acquired a chicken in 2010 and have
since increased their "flock" to 3!
$10 of your purchase will be donated. Please read below for
information on each charitable and worthy organization and
choose where you would like your money to go:
Solano County SPCA:
During their stay at the SPCA, the animals are provided with necessary
veterinary care, vaccinations, food, shelter, and plenty of love and affection.
Financial donations are always a great help to us, and allow us to help more
homeless animals find great new homes.
www.solanospca.com
Camp Opportunity:
Camp Opportunity has been serving the needs of Santa Cruz County children
since 1989. In that time, hundreds of young people have benefited from the
acceptance and guidance of this unique camp. Our campers are ages 8 to13,
and all are referred through Santa Cruz County Human Services.
Our campers come from families facing serious issues such as substance
abuse and family violence and all are at risk of abuse or neglect. Most of the
children have been or are currently in foster care. Whatever the specific
background, there is one common thread in all of these young people's lives:
they all need a place like Camp Opportunity.
The children who attend Camp Opportunity have challenging behaviors and
deserve special attention. Recognizing this, Camp Opportunity makes an
important commitment that sets this camp apart from others: a one-to-one
relationship between counselor and camper.
Each camper is matched with their own individual counselor, 24 hours-a-day,
for the entire week of camp. This essential element of camp gives our
campers the kind of attention and support that they so richly deserve and so
seldom receive. For many of our campers and counselors alike, it is this
relationship that provides the most memorable moments of camp.
www.campopp.org
Help reduce landfill waste & donate to a worthy cause!
$10 goes to SPCA or CAMP OPPORTUNITY for Foster Children
You choose.
These charming tote bags are made from actual feed bags.
Maylien Swenerton sews them and donates the proceeds to charity.
When asked how she started, Maylien explained, “When I saw the nice
graphics on the plastic bag of feed, I thought something could be done with
that to keep it out of the landfill. So I altered it to take the most advantage of
the graphic artwork on the front. When I used them to shop I got lots of
positive comments so I decided to make some for my friends and then it just
took off. They wanted to buy some for their friends and for gifts. I couldn't
possibly charge what it takes to pay myself but I could use the money as a
donation. Animal feed bags seemed to point right to a donation to benefit
animals. So that's the direction I went.”
Maylien Swenerton lives in Vacaville and is a retired (as of 2009) high school
math teacher. She and her husband acquired a chicken in 2010 and have
since increased their "flock" to 3!
$10 of your purchase will be donated. Please read below for
information on each charitable and worthy organization and
choose where you would like your money to go:
Solano County SPCA:
During their stay at the SPCA, the animals are provided with necessary
veterinary care, vaccinations, food, shelter, and plenty of love and affection.
Financial donations are always a great help to us, and allow us to help more
homeless animals find great new homes.
www.solanospca.com
Camp Opportunity:
Camp Opportunity has been serving the needs of Santa Cruz County children
since 1989. In that time, hundreds of young people have benefited from the
acceptance and guidance of this unique camp. Our campers are ages 8 to13,
and all are referred through Santa Cruz County Human Services.
Our campers come from families facing serious issues such as substance
abuse and family violence and all are at risk of abuse or neglect. Most of the
children have been or are currently in foster care. Whatever the specific
background, there is one common thread in all of these young people's lives:
they all need a place like Camp Opportunity.
The children who attend Camp Opportunity have challenging behaviors and
deserve special attention. Recognizing this, Camp Opportunity makes an
important commitment that sets this camp apart from others: a one-to-one
relationship between counselor and camper.
Each camper is matched with their own individual counselor, 24 hours-a-day,
for the entire week of camp. This essential element of camp gives our
campers the kind of attention and support that they so richly deserve and so
seldom receive. For many of our campers and counselors alike, it is this
relationship that provides the most memorable moments of camp.
www.campopp.org