Tag: Community Partner

We’re looking for some blankets & sleeping bags to keep our unhoused neighbors warm this chilly season! Bring any of the following:

• Blankets (new or used)

• Sleeping bags (new or used)

and Grace Clinic will distribute them throughout the community!

Date & Time

Sunday, December 15th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About Grace Clinic

Grace Clinic is an interprofessional non-profit, UTMB student run clinic that provides a variety of medical needs to houseless and underinsured community members in Galveston. As Physical Therapy students who have seen firsthand the needs of these individuals, we are pursuing a project with support from the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship to provide seasonal care kits to those in need. We are collecting new or used blankets from the community to create Winter Care Kits to distribute in order to foster a system of neighbors supporting neighbors on the island.

This event has unfortunately been cancelled! Thank you.

Test your Christmas movie knowledge with Gulf Coast Center! Answer trivia questions, win a GCC themed prize, and come learn all about their wide range of mental health resources.

Date & Time

Sunday, December 8th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About Gulf Coast Center

Gulf Coast Center provides accessible, efficient and quality services to support the independent and healthy living of those we serve. Every day, our counselors, therapists, psychiatrists, case workers, peers, support, and administrative staff help our clients get and stay healthy and achieve their greatest potential. We provide a range of services and support for people in Galveston and Brazoria counties with mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) needs. We also provide additional community services, including community education and disaster recovery support.

Give us a hand – or a thumb that is – with our little ‘friendsgiving’ poster!

Leave your print, draw your character & enjoy a little hang, chat, and arts & craft as we plan our escape from the Thanksgiving turkey naps straight into holiday season. Let’s see how many portraits we can add!

Date & Time

Sunday, November 24th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market

Tis the Season of Giving

As we wind down another year, we’re grateful for your continued support. Your donations and friendship help us keep our community thriving. Consider making a year-end gift or becoming a Friend of GOFM to help us continue our mission.

Stop your brakes, it’s breakdancing time with Winners Circle! Join us at 10:30 AM to see some cool kids perform only the way that Winners can – with full spirits & empowered minds. Don’t miss out!

Date & Time

Sunday, November 24th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Meet the Crew

10:30 AM – See the Performance

About Winners Circle

Igniting Winner mentalities through the dynamic art form of breaking (breakdancing). We aspire to victory in every movement. At Winners Circle, our mission is to empower minds, elevate movements, and cultivate a community of b-boys & b-girls who embody the spirit of winning — not just in dance but in life’s every performance. Learn more>

Connecting with community through creativity!

Find your inner artist and celebrate the season with a rotating creative arts & crafts activities for the whole family with Galveston Arts Center!

They’ll also have more information about their exhibits, membership, and classes for adults, teens, and kids.

August 18th:

• Making Sand Medallions!

• An Exhibit Connect activity connected with their joint show exhibiting in the Strand Gallery, Beach Bodies

Dates:

4/28 – 9A – 1PM

8/18 – 9A – 12PM

12/15 – 9A – 1PM cancelled

About Galveston Arts Center

From 1971 to 1986 the Galveston Arts Center, under the Galveston County Cultural Arts Council, Inc., grew to offer quality programs in the form of exhibitions, art education and public festivals for all the Galveston County area. In 1986, The Galveston Arts Center became a separate non-profit organization. Mission Statement: The Galveston Arts Center’s mission is to engage, inform, provoke and inspire through the exploration of contemporary art. – Not sure exactly what would be best here, but I know you are really great at words, branding, and tying it all together.

Learn more on their website>

Wanting to have a fun time on the island but always stumped about what to do? Look no further – Visit Galveston is here to save the day!

They’ll be sharing info about the best hangout spots in Galveston (on their cutie mini-bus MICi!), so come grab some VG swag & plan your next weekend on the island!

Date & Time

Sunday, November 10th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

About Visit Galveston

Visit Galveston works to promote tourism within the leisure, group travel, and meetings and conventions markets. We are a division of the Galveston Park Board and funded solely by visitor-generated Hotel Occupancy Tax funds. Our team works with guidance from the citizen-led Tourism Development Advisory Committee, which has members who are professionals in tourism, outdoor recreation, and arts and culture. Learn more here>

Get your paws on some fantastic gently-used book at the Book Shop Pop-Up by the Friends of the Rosenberg Library! With a wide selection of cookbooks, kids books, fiction, non-fiction, and more, you’re sure to find something you’ll love.

Between 10 AM – 11AM, Turbo, the certified Reading Education Assistance Dog (READ), will also be ready to listen to stories from kids or adults! Practicing storytelling helps communication skills + reading skills, all while making a furry new friend.

Dates:

• October 20

• November 10

• December 8 cancelled 🙁

Times:

• 9 AM – 1 PM

  • (Turbo will be there 10 – 11AM!)

Location:

Galveston’s Own Farmers Market

About Friends of the Rosenberg Library

Friends of the Rosenberg Library is organized to support and promote Rosenberg Library as a cultural and educational asset, and to raise money for books, equipment, and related materials for the library. Learn More>

About Diva the READ Dog

Reading Education Assistance Dogs (READ) improves children’s reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog.

Get ready for a blast of creativity!

Kids of all ages can hang with the UTMB Kids Club for a super fun-themed, hands-on craft activity made just for them!

Dates:

Every 1st Sunday

9A – 1P (Oct-May)

9A – 12 P (Jun-Sept)

February Theme – “Love Grows”

Spread the love! Kids of all ages can craft one-of-a-melon Valentine’s Day cards with the UTMB Kids Club.

Let their creativity shine and share some heartfelt cheer.

March Theme – “Get Lucky!”

Add some luck to your Sunday morning with UTMB Kids Club!

Kids of all ages can make & decorate & their own four leaf clovers & add their wishes to them. See ya there!

April Theme – “Spring is in the Air!”

We got the seeds, all we need is your creativity. Kids of all ages can paint their own pots & take home their very own plant.

Stop by the UTMB Kids Club booth to get started!

May Theme – “Flower Power”

Let’s celebrate the season of blooms by crafting our very own bouquet that will never wilt!

Kids can make a series of paper plate flowers with The UTMB Kids Club – first step is stopping by their booth!

June Theme – “Sweet Summer”

Make Ice Cream Cones with sponges with the UTMB Kids Club!

Get ready to dive into a world of texture and color as we create our very own frozen treats on paper.

July Theme – “PB & Jellyfish”

Turn some Paper Bowls into Jellyfish!

Kids of all ages can partake in this fun, ocean-themed activity that’s just right for the summertime!

August Theme – “Build a Bug”

We’ve got some critters roamin’ & chirpin’ this summer – let’s make them into a cute take-home craft!

Kids of all ages can stop by the UTMB Kids Club booth to get artsy!

September Theme – “Don’t Stop Be-Leaf-ing”

Fall is here and it comes bearing some vibrant autumn leaves!

Use your creative skills to add your own color with UTMB Kids Club at their leaf crafting station!

October Theme – “Spooky Scratch & Create”

Let’s get spooooky with UTMB’s Kids Club at their halloween-themed rainbow scratch craft!

Scratch out some colorful ghosties, jack-o-lanterns, and more halloween doodles!

Novemember Theme – “Turkey Time Creations”

Come get thankful & craft-ful at this Thanksgiving turkey decorating event!

How will you be making your turkey this year?

December Theme – “Gingerbread Wonderland Workshop”

‘Tis the season of gingerbread houses!

Join us at the market and be the architect of your very own gingerbread house.

About Kids Club at UTMB

Kids Club is a non-profit organization within the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch, which encourages nursing students to come together who have a calling for general pediatrics! This club is devoted to embracing students’ passion by furthering their pediatric knowledge through educational and volunteering opportunities. See their Facebook>

GOFM Presents: 12th Annual Spooktacular Birthday Bash!

In celebration of the market’s 12th anniversary & our fear-vorite holiday of the year – All Hallow’s Eve – GOFM will be hosting a marketful of spooky shenanigans! We’ll have:

• Limited edition GOFM Jack O’ Lantern tote bag for the first 150 folks,

• the first 100 folks can “trick or treat” at the Kids’ Coup tent for a ‘“Booberry Thumbprint” cookie by Food of Life,

• tarot reading with lilith (come get your fortune read!),

• one-of-a-kind face painting by Jessica Antonelli,

• jack o’ lantern crafts with UTMB Kid’s Club,

• performance by our very own Raa’ Tansiel,

• at 10:00 AM, come march with us in our fa-boo-lous Costume Parade through the market,

• at 10:30 AM, strike a pose & be judged in our Costume Contest – winner receives a FREE GOFM t-shirt!

This event is free & open to everyone – all the ghouls, bats, and cats 😉

Dates:

October 27

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

at Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (3304 Market)