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Tioga Co. Employees Collect Items for Rural Tioga Arts Council New Exhibit
Ministry’s “Soap for Hope” Campaign “Between Starshine & Clay”

Tioga Arts Coucil’s (TAC) juried
Each year, during the month of Staff at the Ronald E. Dougherty exhibition for June is “Between
May, Tioga County Rural Ministry County Office Building, 56 Main Starshine & Clay: An Exhibition
places bins throughout the Owego St., Owego created a competition of Celebrating Artists of Color”.
community – in churches, schools, who could collect the most items. Represented in the exhibit are 20
and businesses – anywhere there is Two teams were created and during artists of color from places including
regular foot traffic. The bins are for the month of May, employees Broome, Onondaga, Tioga, and
collecting personal hygiene prod- brought in items to contribute. Tompkins Counties.
ucts, household cleaning products, Items were counted on May 28, The exhibit, which is sponored
toilet paper, dish and laundry deter- and the winning team collected 373 by the Owego Rotary Club, will be
gent, soap, deodorant, and tooth- items. The other team collected 203 on display until June 26, Tuesdays
paste. These items may not be pur- items. The 576 items will be dropped through Saturdays, 11am to 4pm.
chased with SNAP (food stamp) off at Tioga County Rural Ministry Tioga Arts Council is at 179
benefits so they are highly desirable. for their pantry guests to utilize. Front Street in Owego. For more
information, call TAC at 687-0785.

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