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I have a veteran mom very much in need of some help with cold weather clothing for her 4 children and I am reaching out to ask for some help.

Girl age 10 - size little girls XXL (14-16), boot/shoe size women's 8

Boy age 6 - size 8, boot/shoe size 3

Boy age 2 - size 18-24 months, boot/shoe size Toddler 3

Girl (baby) - size 12 month

Also needed are diapers for the 2 youngest. Sizes 3 and 4.

If you can help at all,  you can drop items off at the veterans art center or contact us to arrange pickup, or help with a cash donation and we'll see they get the help needed.

Merry Christmas,

Wendy

While the iPhone app has been in existence since we initially launched our new website through Wild Apricot, the Android version was not fully functional.  At some point this was completed and both versions are now fully functional.

If you download and install on your iPhone or Android, and you are a paid member, here's what you will be able to do with the app.

What can your members do with the member app?

• Renew their membership
• View a member directory
• View another member's profile
• Email their fellow members
• View a calendar of upcoming events
• View details of upcoming events
• Add event to their device calendar
• Register for an event and pay the registration fee
• Specify the number of guests (if the registration type was set up to collect the total number of guests only)
• View their existing event registrations
• Cancel an existing event registration (if your site administrator has enabled this option for your registration type)
• Pay an outstanding event registration fee
• View and update their own member profile
• View their membership card

What can't your members do with the member app?

• Join a waitlist for an event

For Android users: You can download and install the app from Google Play or click here.

For iPhone users: You can download and install the app from your Apple or iTunes store or click here.

The name of the members app is Wild Apricot Members App.

Please note: when you open the app for the first time you will be prompted to login, using your member email and password. If you have an account with another organization on Wild Apricot using the same email/password combination you will be asked to select which one you are logging in to.  You will also be asked if you would like to receive notifications and these will be event reminders, renewal reminders and other site specific items. 

As noted above you will have access to a members list and can click on individual members to view their profile.  If you do not want your profile information visible, you can edit your profile and choose any information you want kept private or make your entire profile private.

This is what will appear on a member profile that has no settings marked private.

 You will also get a handy event list of upcoming classes and events

and can click on any for more information or to register and/or add it to your calendar.

Only current paid members will have access through the app and will need to login with their email address and password.

Beneath The Camo is an annual benefit art show for our friends over at the Veterans Art Center.
We will be hosting a silent auction all month, with art donated by members of the Veterans Art Center & Uncanny Valley.
All proceeds will go to help the Veterans Art Center with their mission of helping soldiers and their families heal through art.  Auction runs until July 31 so be sure and drop by Uncanny Valley Art Gallery, 455 Main St and check out all the art.

We are beginning the first sessions and classes at the Veterans Art Center.  Thanks to some very generous (non member) volunteers we have the gallery semi-cleaned and will be starting the body talk sessions on Tuesday May 25th.  The studio will be open at that time for the bodytalk sessions, veteran fund requests and computer/print/copy/fax use. Anyone wanting to participate will need to be preregistered.  The registration for BodyTalk can be found on the event calendar. If not previously completed, we do need the veterans assistance application filled out online.

Everything else will remain closed until further notice. Members anxious to have things open need to help out a little and relieve the burden on the 2 or 3 that have pitched in over the past year.  Currently, only the gallery and front area will be open.

Volunteers are also needed for fundraising - however you want to do it.  There have been a few Facebook fundraisers throughout the winter and spring but all but one have been non-members from out of State.  It's disappointing that our members are not participating and trying to keep us afloat.  Exceptions of course to those members who have helped out with generous donations. We are very grateful for those.  We only have 2 1/2 months left in this fiscal year. Despite trimming down many of our operational expenses on the budget, our current income is only at 61% of what is required and members need to decide whether they want to reopen or close permanently.

I also use the term members loosely but offer big hugs and the utmost gratitude to those who paid when they expired.  Sadly this has been a small number and a loss of membership dues.

Our veterans emergency fund, transportation, art supplies and other programs have continued and we have processed 188 applications.  BodyTalk and Tai Chi have also been operating for several months.  

I am anxious to reopen if anyone else is interested.

Wendy

We really want to get some of our classes up and running.  I am providing a link below for an online survey on class interest.  With this feedback I will be able to work on providing classes that you want.  Rather than randomly throwing classes on the schedule that no one attends we want to focus on scheduling classes that our veterans and families are interested in so please complete the online survey. 

Additionally, the survey will help us contact the participants interested in the classes we schedule. Class sizes will be  limited and preregistration will be mandatory so we can allow the instructors planning opportunities. 

Depending on class and instructor requirements the classes will be held at the Veterans Art Center or elsewhere. All materials and equipment will be provided.  Classes are no charge for veterans, and, in most cases, at no charge for immediate family members. Registration for scheduled classes will be available online directly through the event calendar or through the link in your email notification.  

Tai Chi and BodyTalk are already running and  information for each of these is available on the event calendar.  As new classes are scheduled they will also be listed on the event calendar. 

Classes will range from single event 1 or 2 hour classes to ongoing classes on a weekly or biweekly schedule for up to 8 weeks.  No art classes will extend beyond 8 sessions. In this way there will be opportunity for new students to start at the beginning without trying to jump in half way through.  Registration for the extended session art classes will be required prior to startup and no late entry will be allowed.

For the single event 1 or 2 hour classes the class description will include the goal or project of that particular class and they will all be 'once and done' but you are able to register for as many as you want.

Online Class Survey

Event Calendar

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to William and Marjorie Straight for your generous donation.  This was so welcomed, and needed, at this time and it has really served in empowering our board and director.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sept 24, 2020– Operation Revamp, Inc has been awarded a grant of $5501 by the Trutta Foundation and Western Colorado Community Foundation (WCCF) for our transportation and communications programs.

The purpose of the grant is to provide operating costs, registration, insurance and maintenance of the suburban for our transportation program and for the annual costs of our online website and member database at Operationrevamp.org

Our transportation program provides rides to and from the VA, special appointments, food bank and delivery services, other transportation needs, as well as helping veterans with local moves.

The grant from the Trutta Foundation and Western Colorado Community Foundation will provide our annual cost to keep our website and member database operational.  The website provides information on our programs and services, event calendar and registration, member database, online store, public forums, resource information and more and during this time is our main method of communication while the center remains closed.

The Western Colorado Community Foundation serves seven counties in western Colorado, managing charitable funds for community good. Currently, the Community Foundation manages over 265 charitable funds totaling over $80 million in assets and awards over $3.4 million in grants and scholarships annually.

There is no date yet but there will be new policies and procedures in place when we do unlock the doors.

Art Classes and Open Studio

Any and all classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only.  On these days there will be no  open studio* so access will only be available to those registered for a class.

Open studio will be available on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only.

*There will be exceptions to the above as follows.

• The woodshop will be available daily unless a woodworking class is scheduled.
• Glass and ceramics studios will be open daily unless classes are scheduled.
• Computer area will be available daily (One computer station only unless a couple or family come in together)

Coffee, lunch, laptop use, reading or lounging will be in the gallery for anyone using open studio, the woodshop, glass studio, ceramics studio or computer station and social distancing will be required.

Walk-ins for services, assistance, sales, copies or fax will be restricted to the store front and gallery area and social distancing will be required.

Anyone entering the building will be required to wear a mask (per government mandate), practice social distancing, and will be subject to temperature check and health questions.