Dear ,

As you already know, your giving to Charles Bruce Foundation supports artists, but more importantly it supports people. When an artist was recently informed that not having a bed could cause complications with their pregnancy, the foundation went out and purchased them a bed. In this Match Madness update, we planned on highlighting support specifically provided to people that work as visual artists, but we also want you to know the very human benefits your giving provides.

So what does your giving do for our visual artists? Murals brightening the inside of B&L Caribbean restaurant and the Carlisle Antique Mall were created by, respectively, Bonnie Tweedy Shaw/Ivy Rose, and SHINES students (Support, Hope, Included, Non-Judgmental, Encouraging and Strength). Illustrations by Aron Rook in Kursid Kids, Bonnie Tweedy Shaw in the Priscilla Series and If You Could Feed an Elephant, and Chad Bruce in A Magical Halloween adorn the pages. Gallery exhibits at Carlisle Arts Learning Center (CALC) by Bonnie Tweedy Shaw, and Peg Belacastro/Gail Warden Coleman were organized and presented. And of course, the display of nearly 1,200 beautifully handmade blankets in Washington, D.C. on December 21st.

Your contributions directly support all of this, and with the help of Partnership for Better Health and its co-sponsors, you have the opportunity to increase your gifts made to Charles Bruce Foundation during the month of March. If you make a contribution to the Charles Bruce Foundation by clicking the button or scanning the QR code below with your phone, you can designate your giving to the Charles Bruce Foundation. We are so close to achieving our goal of $5,000 for this year because of your help. Whether you donate $10, $100, or more, the Partnership will increase your support. If you prefer to donate by check, please make it payable to the Partnership for Better Health, listing The Charles Bruce Foundation in the check’s memo line and mail it to:

Partnership for Better Health

274 Wilson Street

Carlisle, PA 17013

If you have yet to make your donation, please consider doing it now. If you have already made a donation, can you tell a friend about us? Feel free to forward this email to them or share the link on social media.

Will you donate now to match madness to make sure that our work supporting musicians and providing great musical talent continues? If so, there's a donate button at the bottom of this update.

Sincerely,

CBF Board of Directors