The Upcycle Make and Take

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jackie Shimishoni, Community Development Manager
[email protected]

Who/What: Future Tenant is teaming up with Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore to present The Upcycle Make and Take, a workshop for creating original holiday ornaments out of recycled materials.
When:  Saturday, November 23rd, from 12-2 PM.
Where:  Future Tenant: 819 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222Cost:
Cost:  There is a five-dollar entry fee and RSVP is required

This November, Future Tenant is celebrating the possibilities of creating beautiful art while also being kind to the earth.  Surrounded by the repurposed artwork of Tree Pittsburgh’s Arbor Aid exhibit, The Upcycle Make and Take event allows you to channel your own inner artist! Guests will be able to get creative and do their own upcycling by using a variety of recycled materials to create holiday ornaments. RSVP is required by November 20th to ensure enough supplies for the event.Materials for this event were generously donated by Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore. 

According to their mission, “The Habitat for Humanity ReStore sells reusable house building and home improvement materials to the public…All proceeds from the sale of donations help place families in affordable shelter in the Greater Pittsburgh area. The ReStore provides an environmentally and socially responsible way to keep good, reusable materials out of the waste stream while providing funding for Habitat’s community improvement work.”

To learn more about the ReStore, please visit their website at http://www.pittsburghhabitat.org/shop.html. For more information about this event and other Future Tenant programming, please visit www.futuretenant.org