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Here's your opportunity to light the way for
arts and education by joining this special fund-raising project.
As a participating organization, you can raise money for scholarships,
books or academic programs through the purchase of a lighthouse
and its sale at auction.
Participants must be a school or arts
organization or a group that dedicates a portion of its budget to
support arts or education.
Cost of the lighthouse is $2,895, which
includes the design, mold and making of each fiberglass lighthouse,
painting/creating of the one-of-a-kind art work by a local artist,
cost for transporting of the lighthouse from the factory to the
warehouse and display sites, storage, concrete slab for display,
and security for the public event. (Obtaining insurance coverage,
if desired, is the responsibility of the participating organization.)
After being on display in Atlantic and Cape May
counties throughout the summer, the lighthouses will be brought
together for a public event, dinner and an auction at which art
lovers can bid on the finished pieces.
Participating educational and arts organizations
receive 100% of the proceeds from the sale of their lighthouse when
it is auctioned off at the end of the festival. Other participating
organizations will receive 75% of the proceeds from the sale for
educational or arts related activities. The remaining 25% will go
to the ACCC Foundation to support scholarships and educational initiatives.
Organizations who take part will be publicized in the brochures
and on the college website advertising the festival. Tourism councils
from both counties will provide additional promotion of the event.
Thousands of people are expected to read about the event and tour
the sites where the lighthouses are displayed.
Participating organizations can select a theme for their
lighthouse, which will build excitement and interest in the project.
Educational groups can use the project to enhance the
curriculum in the areas of coastal heritage, art or history.
Click
here to see the current list of participating organizations
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