Drop-Off Center for Toys For Tots and Food Bank

MILLVILLE – Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center will serve as a drop-off center for donations to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program and the Food Bank of South Jersey. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 19.
A drop-off collection box for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program will be located in the General Store at WheatonArts. The organization’s mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Learn more at www.toysfortots.org.
Non-perishable food items to the Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) will be collected in the WheatonArts Administration Building and the Glass Studio. Most needed food items are peanut butter, jelly, macaroni and cheese, tuna, breakfast cereal, canned vegetables, canned fruits, and pasta. The FBSJ exists to provide an immediate solution to the urgent problem of hunger by providing food to needy people, teaching them to eat nutritiously, and helping them to find sustainable ways to improve their lives. Learn more at www.foodbanksj.org.
Upcoming programs at WheatonArts include:
■ Nov. 23. Visiting artist Deborah Czeresko and her team attempt to create the World’s Largest Glass Ornament in the Glass Studio. An admission ticket is required.
■ Nov. 23. Annual Holiday Studio Sale in the Event Center. Free admission to the sale. WheatonArts prototypes, seconds and overstocks, studio glass by Melanie Guernsey and David Leppla, and a wide selection of pottery by WheatonArts artist, Terry Plasket, at discounts of 30 to 70 percent. Hours: Nov. 23, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Nov. 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WheatonArts Members Preview Reception Nov. 23 at 9:30 a.m. Quantities are limited. The sale continues through December 2. Visit http://www.wheatonarts.org/calendar/2012/sale.
■ November 24 and 25. Witness the making of Colossal Glass Ornaments in the Glass Studio. An admission ticket is required.
■ Every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 30. Special activities for children and their families such as “Santa Comes To WheatonArts” on Dec. 1. No admission ticket is required to participate. Sunday activities are offered through a PNC Arts Alive grant by The PNC Foundation. Through this grant WheatonArts offers free admission to all children 17 and under. For descriptions of all activities and programs visit http://www.wheatonarts.org/calendar/2012/warmth12/index_html/document_view.
It is free to shop and stroll at WheatonArts. The Museum Stores will be open seven days a week from Nov. 23 through Dec. 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The stores will be open until 7 p.m. on Nov. 23, 29, Dec. 6, 13 and 20.
WheatonArts will be open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 30. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. An admission ticket is required to visit the Museum of American Glass and Artist Studios. Adults $10.00, $9.00 Senior Adults and $7.00 Students. Children five and under are free. Free admission to all children 17 and under every Sunday through Dec. 30, 2012.
For more information about WheatonArts, call 856-825-6800 or 800-998-4552, or visit www.wheatonarts.org.
WheatonArts strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events and programs to all persons with disabilities. Provide two weeks notice for additional needs. Patrons with hearing and speech disabilities may contact WheatonArts through the New Jersey Relay Service (TRS) 800-852-7899 or by dialing 711.
Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, New Jersey Cultural Trust, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. WheatonArts receives general operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, Division of Cultural Affairs in the New Jersey Department of State. Additional funding provided through a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism. Additional funding provided by the Cumberland County Urban Enterprise Zone.