Will you join our circle of Zest Friends?
Monthly donors are Make.Do.’s biggest cheerleaders, our ride-or-dies, our most loyal fans.
That’s why we call them our Zest Friends. Our Zesties. Our ZFFs.
Zest Friends provide consistent and reliable support so Make.Do. can be the place where creativity finds community.
I’m a Zest Friend because every person in our community deserves to be welcomed into a space that empowers them! – Rachel, 1 year as a ZFF
Community takes time.
It’s developed through small conversations and hours of connection.
A preteen and her nana, a high school senior, a social worker, and a few librarians may not have much in common.
But after 11 hours of learning, struggling and cheering each other on, those 8 nearly-strangers were several steps closer to becoming friends.
Zest Friend dollars provide time through big picture planning like new class projects and collaborations with community partners.
Community takes time.
It’s developed through small conversations and hours of connection.
A preteen and her nana, a high school senior, a social worker, and a few librarians may not have much in common.
But after 11 hours of learning, struggling and cheering each other on, those 8 nearly-strangers were several steps closer to becoming friends.
Zest Friend dollars provide time through big picture planning like new class projects and collaborations with community partners.
Join the Zesties and give our community time.
It’s very gratifying to be confident that I’m supporting such a worthy cause. – Cindy, Zest Friend for 6 years
Community takes care.
It offers a space for people to feel accepted and safe. It feels like home.
From crochet to shrinky dinks to quilts – the Make.Do. teen class has done it all.
But Make.Do. isn’t just about creativity and creativity is never just about making the thing.
It’s about giving participants a judgement-free place to be themselves while they wrestle with tough questions and learn to empathize with each other.
Zest Friend dollars provide care through little gestures like impromptu Sonic drinks and surprise snail mail.
Community takes care.
It offers a space for people to feel accepted and safe. It feels like home.
From crochet to shrinky dinks to quilts – the Make.Do. teen class has done it all.
But Make.Do. isn’t just about creativity and creativity is never just about making the thing.
It’s about giving participants a judgement-free place to be themselves while they wrestle with tough questions and learn to empathize with each other.
Zest Friend dollars provide care through little gestures like impromptu Sonic drinks and surprise snail mail.
Creativity and community have kept me sane through some of my toughest days. I’m a Zestie so that other people can experience that too. – Gaby, Zestie for 2 years
Community takes courage.
It requires embracing uncertainty and discomfort.
Her tears were flowing before class even started.
But somehow, she pushed through those scary feelings. By the time Mom came back, she was grinning from ear-to-ear and bursting with confidence.
“At first I was really scared and didn’t think I could do it. Then I DID!”
Zest Friend dollars provide courage through intangible things like moral support and ongoing encouragement.
Community takes courage.
It requires embracing uncertainty and discomfortable.
Her tears were flowing before class even started.
But somehow, she pushed through those scary feelings. By the time Mom came back, she was grinning from ear-to-ear and bursting with confidence.
“At first I was really scared and didn’t think I could do it. Then I DID!”
Zest Friend dollars provide courage through intangible things like moral support and ongoing encouragement.
Zest Friends provide consistent and reliable support.
This means our (very) small team can spend less time thinking about fundraising and more time being the place where creativity finds community.
Zest Friends have helped us offer over 14,000 hours of creativity to our community through our Pay-What-You-Can classes.
And most recently, Zesties gave Make.Do. the confidence to purchase and renovate a historic building in downtown Searcy.
We’re in this together.