Student Art Meets the U.S. Postal Service

     Here is a great opportunity for budding young artists, and it serves as a school fund-raising activity too.  A Hartford, Connecticut, company called ArtStamps will print original student art work on U.S. postage stamps.  A sheet of 20 stamps costs the buyer $20, but $7.80 pays the postal service and $3 goes back to the school sponsoring the program.  What a unique way for students to display their talents to someone other than Mom and Dad!

       This company is launching fund-raising programs soon.  They just completed their pilot project this past school year.  See this website for more information.

Comments

[Letha Albright]

I love this idea! My children are grown up now, and they no longer create cute art for me to post on the refrigerator, but I'm imagining how many stamps I would have ordered had their elementary schools offered me this fundraising option. Too many fundraisers seem to focus on unhealthy food items -- high in fat and sugar content. This is a wonderful and creative alternative!