April’s Change Within Reach Recap
In April 2023, our shoppers donated $1,989.42 to the Metsa Garden! Donations to Metsa Garden during April will go to help with maintenance & upgrading the existing garden, located next to our old location on Bailey’s Lake on the Mesabi Trail. Learn more about this program here. As always, thank you for your continued support! Together,…
May’s Featured Artist: Joseph C. Keeton
From the Artist: For me, it’s about the journey, whether I am doing a painting or a sculpture. Combining colors and form to create a feeling of a time or place, watching a painting develop on its own with very little guidance from me is the journey that I enjoy. I was a traditional blacksmith…
March Change Within Reach Recap
In March 2023, our shoppers donated $2,277.03 to the Quad City Food Shelf! Donations to Quad City Food Shelf during March will go towards sourcing, operation, and distribution costs involved in helping to feed our hungry northland neighbors. Learn more about this program here. As always, thank you for your continued support! Together, we can…
February Change Within Reach Recap
In February 2023, our shoppers donated $1,687.41 to the Ely Nordic Ski & Bike Club! Donations raised during the month of February will be used to complete the club’s Hidden Valley trail, as well as assisting with maintenance costs from their other trail systems. Learn more about the Ely Nordic Ski and Bike Club here….
March’s Featured Artist: Jean Young
Interview with March’s Featured Artist: Jean Young What drives you to create? Creativity and passion. I had to take a look deep inside to find what inspires me; my desire to capture these moments, whether they are emotional or storytelling. How do you make your artwork? I have two cameras that I use. Both are…
January Change Within Reach Recap
In January 2023, our shoppers donated $1,909.83 to Twelfth Step House! Learn more about Twelfth Step House here. As always, thank you for your continued support! Together, we can Change our community for the better.
February’s Featured Artist: Zella Ellshoff
Zella Ellshoff is a retired Botanist and Agricultural Specialist. She lives right here in Virginia, MN and her favorite flowers are sunflowers!
December Change Within Reach Recap
In December 2022, our shoppers donated $1,659.52 to Project Care Free Clinic! Learn more about Project Care Free Clinic here. As always, thank you for your continued support! Together, we can Change our community for the better.
October’s Featured Artist: Lyric Center for the Arts
Our featured artwork this month is supplied through The Lyric Center for the Arts, allowing a multitude of their independent artists to display their work in a more casual setting; you will have to visit their elegant art gallery in the heart of downtown Virginia for a look at their extended collection! As an…