Rodney and Angie Lehrbass of Deep River Creative have founded a non-profit organization called - "Taking Our Youth Seriously" (T.O.Y.S.)

"Taking Our Youth Seriously" is a non-profit organization designed to promote the youth and the youth programs of West Virginia through various fund raising efforts to establish a solid foundation for the future of West Virginia. "T.O.Y.S." will also be providing fine art and craft education and understanding to the youth through individual and group training in various fine art and craft related subjects.

Our first fund raising program is a Fresh Squeezed Lemonade stand that will be located in front of Deep River Creative at 111 Maplewood Ave. in Fairlea WV. This Lemonade stand is a fund raiser waiting to happen. All Christian and private schools, non-profit youth organizations, and other public youth programs in the Greater Greenbrier county are invited to schedule the booth for a day of fund raising, selling fresh squeezed Lemonade. Everything is provide, all they have to do is show up to man the stand and sell, sell, sell. Adult supervision is required during the stands operating hours. All of the profit will go to the organization manning the stand that day. In the cooler days of winter the stand will be converted into a hot chocolate and coffee stand. The location of this stand has a constant flow of traffic, ideal for this type of fund raising project.

"T.O.Y.S." is currently reaching out to the public and local businesses that would like to become involved with the initial funding of this project and join our contributors such as Neathawk Lumber in Lewisburg who has donated the building materials, and Sam's club of Beckley who donated the 10'x10' pop-up. A list of needed items will be located in the gallery at Deep River Creative and monetary donations can also be made at www.toysWV.com. All donations will be used to fund the stand and purchase necessary and recurring supplies such as lemons, ice, and cups.

Future fund raising projects and several fine art and craft classes are in the planning stages and will be released soon.

For more information or to schedule your group, please contact:

Rodney or Angie Lehrbass
T.O.Y.S. / Deep River Creative

Feel free to contact T.O.Y.S. through one of our contact methods listed below:

Phone: (304) 520-4116

Email: info@toyswv.com

Mail:

T.O.Y.S.
P.O. Box 484
Lewisburg, WV 24970