Empowered Women International (EWI) is looking for in-kind donations of broken jewelry parts, beads, jewelry-making materials, beading accessories and tools, fabrics, working sawing machines and gift cards to stores like Michaels, AC Moore, Target and Staples.
Your donations are being used in EWI’s micro-enterprise program to help low-income immigrant and refugee women build better lives and livelihoods and become self-sufficient.
Below is a complete list of art supplies we are looking for. If you know of any stores that can donate art supplies, please email us. Please share this with your friends!
Wish List
Art Supplies
▪ Any broken jewelry parts and beads or other jewelry-making supplies
▪ Beads, beading accessories, beading tools
▪ Sterling silver or gold wire
▪ Paints, brushes, canvas, painting boards, painting paper
▪ Frames, mats
▪ Colored paper, card-making paper, printing paper
▪ Scrapbook paper, photo albums
▪ Inks, gel pens, colored pencils
▪ Stamps, inkpads
▪ Stencils, transfer paper
▪ Sewing machine, embroidery machine, heat/drying gun
▪ Fabrics, velvet, leather, etc.
▪ Art storage organizers, display bin for artworks, jewelry display
▪ Jewelry tags, address labels
Gift Cards
▪ Staples, Office Depot
▪ Target, Wal-Mart
▪ A.C. Moore, JoAnn, Michael’s
▪ IKEA
Office Supplies
▪ Flipchart and flipchart paper
▪ Laptops
▪ Printing paper
▪ Envelopes
Donations can be dropped off Mon.-Thurs. 9:00 am-3:00pm at our office located inside Convergence at 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302. You can also email Marga at cfripp@aol.com to make arrangements for a time to stop by and drop off the donation.
