Call 717-466-6966 to donate tools for teachers to our free teaching supplies center in Ephrata
One of the best charities to donate to. We use excess community resources to improve the equity of our communities.
AoR programs impact our communities, local and far.
Art of Recycle is an innovative project that moves resources that are destined for the landfill into the hands of community oriented organizations that need resources to provide free programs to the public and to those in need.
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™️
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.
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.
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.
Call Art of Recycle 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.
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 resources center within our 18,000SF Ephrata facility. Don't forget to leave a wish in the Fairy Wishing Tree!
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.
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 resources center for your schools.
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.
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.
Art of Recycle‘s Community Educational Center and free teacher supplies center won the 2018 Kindred Spirit Award
for our Community Initiative.
Art of Recycle had the honor of receiving the 2022 Friend of Art Education Award from Pennsylvania’s Art Education Association.