It's Market Time! The 2012 Market will be held this Wednesday, December 5th at the Prichard Art Gallery, before and after the LIght Up the Night Holiday Parade.
Where to find us this week:
Shop online now through Saturday, December 8th at www.agmpalouse.org . We will verify your online gifts with an email and send your gift cards and tax receipt to you in the mail. In the comments section of the checkout you can request specific gift cards for different donation amounts.
4th Annual Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse, Wednesday, December 5, from 4:00-8:00 PM at the Prichard Art Gallery, 414 South Main, Moscow. Shop with the true spirit of the holidays and honor friends and family while supporting 28 local nonprofits. Cash, checks, and credit/debit cards accepted at the event.
Buy Local’s Winter Fest at the 1912 Center on Thursday, December 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Shop the Alternative Giving Market along with other local vendors for the finest in local holiday shopping. Support the independent businesses that make Moscow such a unique and vibrant community. Free admission, free samples and children’s activities. We will accept cash and checks at this event and you can leave with your gift cards and tax receipt.
The Winter Market on Saturday, December 8 from 10:00 to 2:00 PM at the 1912 Center. Shop the last day of the Alternative Giving Market at the Winter Market and enjoy over 30 local crafts people, artists, and vendors for great shopping and socializing. Visit the AGMP up on the balcony. We will accept cash and checks at this event and you can leave with your gift cards and tax receipt.
You can give online on this web page until Saturday, December 8th.
Our mission
Established in 2009, the mission of the Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse (AGMP) is to give residents of the Palouse a meaningful alternative to holiday gift giving and an opportunity to support local nonprofits. We strive to enhance community well-being and sustainability through celebrating personal charity and community partnerships.
2012 Participating Organizations
28 local nonprofits will participate in the 2012 Market:
Alliance House
Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse
Backyard Harvest, Inc.
Christmas for Kids
First Book Campus Advisory Board/University of Idaho Sigma Tau Delta
Friends of the Clearwater
Good Samaritan Society - Moscow
Hope Center
Humane Society of the Palouse
Inland Oasis Inc.
Latah Trail Foundation, Inc.
MHS Environmental Club
MHS International Club
Moscow Charter School
Moscow Friends of the Library
My Own Home, Inc.
Orphan Acres
Palouse Care Network, Inc.
Palouse Choral Society
Palouse Habitat for Humanity
Palouse HIV Consortium
Palouse Land Trust
Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
Radio Free Moscow KRPF
Rendezvous in Moscow, Inc.
Sojourners’ Alliance
UI Prichard Art Gallery
Village Bicycle Project
Key dates for 2012:
November 23 - Online giving starts at www.agmpalouse.org
December 1 - Volunteers with laptops for giving will represent the Market at the Winter Market at the 1912 Center
December 5 - Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse from 4:00-8:00 pm at the Prichard Art Gallery, 414 S. Main Street, Moscow before and after the Light up the Night Holiday Parade.
December 6 - Volunteers with laptops for giving will represent the Market at Buy Local's Winter Fest at the 1912 Center
December 8 - Volunteers with laptops for giving will represent the Market at the Winter Market at the 1912 Center
December 8 - Online giving closes
December 31 - All funds will be collected and distributed to nonprofits
Thanks for your support and spread the word about the Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse!
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