Here is a Gallery of Angels created by volunteers. Click on the title or photo below to view more angels and ideas.
Once
you are in the Gallery, click on a photo to enlarge it. It's important
for angel-makers to read the captions below some photos, especially the
two concerning Name Tags.
Quality Control
We appreciate the tremendous contributions of volunteers who make
angels for fund-raising. We welcome contributions from many people who
enjoy being creative.
At the same time we have guidelines on
Quality Control. In order to offer angels in exchange for donations, we
have standards for acceptance. If angels are submitted which do not
meet the guidelines, more work is created for other volunteers who sort
the angels and attempt to repair them. A few extra minutes on an angel
in the construction stage can save a lot of time for others down the
road. Please check the diagram below.
Guidelines: Overall Appearance
• no glue in sight
• angel looks finished
• angel will stand up to handling
• hold angel upright to check that all intended parts are properly attached and seams are closed
• ask yourself: Do you think a friend would give a donation for this angel?
Ideas from all over
Here are some ways we have heard about to to raise funds and assist
our projects. If you have been successful in starting an Angels group
or in raising funds in a new way, please email us and we'll include
your success stories.
1. Alternative Get Well Gift-
A hospital gift shop in a small town suggests that visitors give an angel to patients instead of flowers.
2. Gifts-
A bride and groom gave African AIDS Angels as favours to guests at their wedding. A thoughtful and productive idea.
3. Selling items-
A garden club on Saltspring Island sells plants at the market and gives the money annually to the Malawi projects.
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A service club decorated a Christmas tree, then sold the decorations and
contributed the funds.
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A jewelry maker has donated a percentage of her
sales.
4. Special events-
A poetry
reading was held at a coffee house and the proceeds were donated.
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A
school group has given generous funds from a yearly fast several times.
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A nursery school has added angels to its Christmas family event.
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A nurse set up a table to offer angels at her large workplace and contributed several hundred dollars.
5. Art & Craft Sales
- People who sell other arts and crafts have added some angels to their tables, raising needed funds without much additional effort.
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