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Tax-deductible donations would be greatly appreciated to support the educational and hands-on activities of the Strawbale Studio Natural Building Project located in southeastern Michigan.

The Strawbale Studio Natural Building Educational Program is being sponsored by SEEDS, a non-profit which supports environmental and ecological design solutions. www.ecoseeds.org
 

Your funds will be used to provide natural building and related sustainability education through workshops, publicity and outreach, exhibits and presentations on and off site. If you wish to support a specific part of the program (partially or in full), see the choices below.

Donate to the General Fund, or specify a particular aspect to support. Below are examples of what your donation provides:

Scholarships for participants to receive training through workshops and internships.($40 supports for one day, $250 for one week)

Heating for the Strawbale Studio ~ making it comfortable and useful for year-round tours & programming: woodstove & fan($1800), radiant floor electronics ($525), piping and hot water tank ($375).

Publicity: printing of 500 copies of the bookmark with basic information about programming and the website ($100). 500 copies of the trifold ($450)

Kids Cottage Start-to-Finish Project to teach all ages the essentials of natural building, foundation through roof. Applicable to refugee and emergency situations. ($100 supports one family to attend for one day)

Emergency and refugee housing. Through the use of the Builders Without Borders training manual, individuals can learn the basics of shelter. ($100 provides a student manual and a 3 day course)

 Make your tax-deductible donation checks payable to "SEEDS", with "For the purposes of the Strawbale Studio Natural Building Program" written on the Memo Line of the check.

 Send to: Deanne Bednar
 P.O. Box 733,
Oxford, MI 48371N
 Email: ecoartdb@aol.com. Phone: (248) 628-1887

Thanks so much for your contribution which makes this unique and significant work possible.

 

A Case Study of this energy efficient project is available on the State of Michigan Energy Office website http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_EO_Inside_case13_41027_7.htm




Strawbale Studio Natural Building -- Donation Form
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  • Comments:
1) Make checks payable to SEEDS

2)Write Strawbale Studio Natural building Project in the memo line

3)Mail the check and this form toP.O. Box 733, Oxford, MI 48371

 

Special thanks to the Michigan non-profit organization SEEDS (Seeking Environmental & Educational Design Solutions) who is serving as a fiduciary sponsor and networking/outreach resource in order to increase the capacity of the Strawbale Studio and its projects. SEEDS is responsible to make sure the funds are spent in accordance with the sponsorship agreement.


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Last updated: 01/28/08.