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Building a strong community at Art of Recycle

Looking For Free Fun Activities? In Need of Free Teacher Supplies?

Looking For Free Fun Activities? In Need of Free Teacher Supplies?Looking For Free Fun Activities? In Need of Free Teacher Supplies?

AoR is one of the best charities to donate to. We use excess community resources to improve the equity of our communities.

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Crafts for Children of all Ages

Free Art Classes

AoR programs have free fun activities. Join our staff in our for storytime and a free art class for children. This is a great way to spend a weekday morning with your pre-k or homeschooled child(ren).

Magic Beans and Books room Tuesdays at 11a

Undersea Room Thursdays at 10a. 

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The Future of Art of Recycle

Art of Recycle is Invested In The Social Equity of our Communities

Art of Recycle’s Community Educational Center is currently seeking volunteers. We need your help to add to the growth and strength of our team and help prepare our organization to create a much greater impact at helping to fill the educational needs for the people in our communities. Childline clearances and background checks are required for volunteering.


We need dedicated volunteers who would like to be a part of our team and enjoy helping to make communities a better and thriving place to live. Reading Ephrata Lancaster York

Art of Recycle’s Mission Statement

To develop, heal and grow community through experiential learning and interactive instruction for the advancement of diverse learners. We aim to promote access and equality by assisting all people to be inspired and empowered by using discarded, unwanted, and excess items as learning tools; creating generations to come to be more environmentally and socially conscious.


Our philosophy is that art and music is the foundation to teaching math, science, reading, writing and sociology. Creativity belongs in the same category as preventive healthcare, diet and exercise, and people who are robbed of the ability to create art because of economic hardship live a life of the poorest quality. 

Donate craft supplies to Art of Recycle

Donate craft supplies to Art of Recycle™️

OUR PROGRAMS

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Fund Raising Thrifty Craft Store

How can you help Art of Recycle raise more funds to keep our programs active?  Art of Recycle‘s thrifty craft store in Ephrata exists to help raise funds for AoR’s programs.  AoR’s Thrifty Craft Store is open to the public.  Art of Recycle is a community educational center. Our services are important in teaching people skills to help them achieve. Check out our free teacher supplies center.

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Free Teacher Resources Lancaster County PA

Free Teacher Resources

Become a volunteer and work with our team to help generate the donations to get free teacher resources to qualified teachers, homeschool co-ops, libraries, churches, non-profits and educational programs. AoR’s   resource center keeps educational programs open and low-cost throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware. We are one of the best charities to donate to, our community educational center provides a half million dollars in free teaching resources and activities to schools and non-profits per year.

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Children’s activities Lancaster County PA

Free and Low-Cost Activities

We need people like you to help create and host activities for the youth in our communities. Our teams at AoR’s Community Educational Center’s in Ephrata and Hanover are responsible for hosting free children's events and activities. Our S.T.E.A.M. Center hosts amazing workshops for adults and children. If you are a teacher or nonprofit, check out our free teacher supplies. If you are interested in volunteering or employment at Art of Recycle, contact us for an interview. 

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Additional Services

Field Trips Lancaster County

Field Trips & Birthday Parties

Call Art of Recycle Ephrata to reserve your date for a field trip or a birthday party. Art of Recycle has some of the best educational art programs available to the public for reasonable, low-cost prices. With our free teacher supplies center, we are one of the best charities to donate to.

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Interactive Art

Nothing happens at Art of Recycle without the effort of volunteers and staff.  Our community educational centers in Ephrata and Hanover are an amazing wonderland of art. A sand castle crafting table, a pirate ship puppet stage and a steampunk S.T.E.A.M. Center. We have a book store, a thrift store, and a free teacher resource center within our 18,000SF Ephrata facility. Don't forget to leave a wish in the Fairy Wishing Tree!

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Be A Part of the Team

Visit our volunteer page to see our volunteer opportunities that we have available in Ephrata and Hanover. Art of Recycle‘s Community Educational Center has a wonderful team of volunteers and employees who work together to help make our communities the best places ever. 

Get involved and join the team! We are one of the best charities to donate to, because our giving never stops. 

Free teacher supplies for Lancaster, York, Reading teachers and beyond.

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Teaching People the Art of Recycle

Open a Creative Reuse Community Center in your town

Open A Community Art Center in Your Town

The team at Art of Recycle has put together a 250 page guide to assist communities who want to start up their own center that provides free resources to educational and non-profit programs that benefit their community members.  Create a creative reuse style community educational center in your town. Learn how to create a free teacher supplies center for your schools. Find out why we are one of the best charities to donate to.

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Art of Recycle's Programs Are Sponsored In Part By:

Burning Man Global Arts Grant
Blue Ridge Communications Ephrata PA
Art of Recycle programs are sponsored in part by the Pennsylvania on the Arts
Science Explorers

Awards

2014 Service to mankind award

2014 Service to Mankind Award

2016 Lancaster Chamber’s Innovation Award

2016 Lancaster Chamber’s Innovation Award

Joshua Myers and Chelas Montanye won the 2014 Service to Mankind Award from the Ephrata, PA chapter, for the work committed to creating Art of Recycle and its programs.

2016 Lancaster Chamber’s Innovation Award

2016 Lancaster Chamber’s Innovation Award

2016 Lancaster Chamber’s Innovation Award

2016 Lancaster Chamber’s Innovation Award

Art of Recycle’s Team won first place in the #ImpactLancaster for our “Art is a Necessity” program that was created to get free art and teacher supplies to teachers.

2018 Kindred Spirit Award

2018 Kindred Spirit Award

2016 Lancaster Chamber’s Innovation Award

2022 Friend of Art Education Award

Art of Recycle‘s Community Educational Center and free teacher supplies center won the 2018 Kindred Spirit Award

for our Community Initiative.

2022 Friend of Art Education Award

2016 Lancaster Chamber’s Innovation Award

2022 Friend of Art Education Award

Art of Recycle had the honor of receiving the 2022 Friend of Art Education Award from Pennsylvania’s Art Education Association. Teachers appreciate our free teacher supplies center.

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