AAC Fundraising

AAC is kicking off it's first ever all out fundraising drive. AAC has a goal of $10,000 dollars which it is trying to raise to continue in our efforts of fundamental grassroots programing. Amistad Arts Collective, Inc is a pending 501c3 organization which has made accessible alternative programming and community events focused on Diversity, Literacy, and Social education through the use of art, music and literature. AAC has a youth out reach program that is specifically geared to reach out to the students of families of the urban poor population of the cities we serve. There has been a major focus in the Congress St./ Parkside, West End, Kennedy Park and Riverton communities. This summer AAC along with Amistad America brought the historic floating museum, "La Amistad", to the port of Portland, Me. This event was apart of a week long series of events and workshops that celebrated Portland's diversity and community spirit with a weekend free concert of more than 20 local bands that played out on the Maine State Pier. Tours and public sails of the wooden tall ship La Amistad, and a youth summit which had Mayor Ed Suslavic come down and meet with the youth for two hours about a community issue which he had to address late in the week with the City Council members. AAC has also ran a Literacy and Social Diversity programs for student labeled,"At Risk" with the REAL school system as well as poetry programs and performances with Westbrook Middle school, the entire Vinal Haven school district, and many other municipalities in the State of Maine for the 2007-08 academic year. We are looking to continue funding these proven to be worthy programs as well as to continue with the diverse cultural artistic, musical entertainment that AAC has been known to provide with performances that included the Latin sounds of Combo Sabroso, Hip-Hop from N.Y. with Flava Link, and Crunk Dance workshops out of Boston. Please click on our website to make a secured tax deductible donation through paypal or please send a check to: Amistad Arts Collective, Inc P.O. Box 15158 Portland, Maine 04112 We thank you for you support and hope to be able to continue to serve the communities in which we live!!