The Arc of Tippecanoe County

Hi All!

Our next Activity Bag will be make your own Dream Catcher! I am really excited to see what you all create with this bag. Feathers, Feathers and more Feathers!!

This event is open to all members of the Tippy Arc and their families, friends and staff. The cost is free!

We will be COLUMBIAN PARK-Not the Mall- at the Purple Shelter (the round shelter on Scott Street) to pass out these FREE Activity bags!! You just need to RSVP to rsvp@arcoftippecanoe.org by July 15th at noon. We will be at the Park from 2:00 to 2:30 so you can pick up the bags. We will use social distancing practices to keep everyone safe.

We are looking for sponsors for our last Activity Bag in July. We are working on color your own shirts with the Tippy Arc on them. We would like to make this a free project so when we all come back together we can each wear our “I Heart Tippy Arc” shirts. If you know someone who would like to sponsor all or part of this cost, please email Kathy Smith at rsvp@arcoftippecanoe.org.

Remember to RSVP!! Stay safe in this heat and drink lots of water. You are important to lots of people!

Hi All!

Kathy and Katy have thought up a GREAT Activity Bag Project for us!! Make your own homemade Ice Cream!!! You will get a bag with everything you need to make your own ice cream BUT THE MILK!! You will need to have milk on hand.

This event is open to all members of the Tippy Arc and their families, friends and staff. The cost is free!

We will be at the Tippecanoe Mall Parking lot in the old location of HH Gregg to pass out these FREE Activity bags!! You just need to RSVP to rsvp@arcoftippecanoe.org by Friday at noon. We will be at the Mall from 2:00 to 2:45 so you can pick up the bags. We will use social distancing practices to keep everyone safe.

Sorry for the quick turnaround on this one but I have been working hard to secure funding so we can continue to do these activities twice a month for FREE! Thank you to everyone who has made a donation!!

The Board is meeting to discuss our future events within the new social distancing guidelines moving forward this year. We so miss all of you and want to get back together but safely. Watch for more information next week. I am always open to any suggestions you have- please call or email me.

Take good care!! And hats off to Kathy Smith, Katy Dietrich, all the people who shared ideas and all of our funders!! I am so grateful for each and every on of you!!

Go Tippy Arc!!

Hi All!

The Activity Bag drop for today will be cancelled. We had two people RSVP for this bag with cards to send to first responders. These folks will receive their bags next week at the next bag pickup. Watch for information later today about next weeks bag. Thanks!

Good Afternoon to all our members!!! I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weather. It is time to set up some more activity bag drops. On Monday June 22, 2020 we will be set up in the HH Greg parking area at the Tippecanoe Mall at 1pm. Each member will receive a bag with 6 greeting cards for you to decorate, personalize, or add a message to. On June 29th at 1 pm you will return your cards to the same place and pick up your next activity bag. Our wonderful board members will then distribute your personal thank you cards to our awesome local first responders and care givers. Please email rsvp@arcoftippecanoe.org with your name and number of bags you will be needing by Friday June 19 at 5pm.

We are ready to do our next activity bag pick up!! Thanks to everyone who made our pick up this week such a success and for those of you who participated in the WLFI interview!!

Our second bag will be a Garden Bag- it will contain soil, sunflower seeds and directions for starting your own sunflowers to plant outside this summer. Thanks to a few great donors- this bag will be free to all Arc Members who RSVP to rsvp@arcoftippecanoe.org by Wednesday, May 13th. Remember when you RSVP you will get an email response from us within 24 to 36 hours. If you do not get an email confirming your rsvp- your email did not go through.

Before you pick up your bag, you will need to find a pot to plant your flowers in. This could be a recycled coffee can, veggie can, a 2 litter bottle with the top half cut off…what every you have at home. You can decorate your pot with paint, stickers and/or markers. We will include instructions on plant care with the bag.

Pick up of the bags will be at the Tippecanoe Mall at 2:00 on Monday, May 18th. Location at the mall still to be determined. Remember we will still be social distancing so no walk up pickups will be allowed.

We also have left over activity and craft bags for those who would rather have one of those bags.

Please let me know if you have any questions!! I have also attached our Tippy Arc Covid-19 Program changes that talk about how we are going forward safely with a return to regular programming. We are also looking for donors and ideas for our next Activity Bags. Let us know if you would like to help or have a great idea.

Take care!!
Milissa

Covid-19 Program Changes