Any donation you can manage will help us repay our loan. Donate the price of going to the movies, or even a bag of french fries. We'll get there a step at a time, with your help. It's all a journey.

Please make your
tax-deductible contribution by clicking the DONATE NOW button above, or mail to:
The AHA Foundation, Inc.
Harriett Alexander Whiting, Treasurer
PO Box 16242
Charlotte, NC 28297

Questions? Email us by clicking here.

Financial Progress Illustration, Almetto Howey Alexander Building Fund

Progress towards building our labyrinth as of 03/01/2011
The Almetto Howey Alexander Labyrinth Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization. Your donations are tax deductible.

The Almetto Howey Alexander Labyrinth Fundraising Program was established in the early summer of 2010. It was designed to be a short-term, high-growth program. Initial initiatives of selecting the designer and installation artist, of receiving partnership donation of the location space, and the engagement of sixteen enthusiastic volunteers within and outside of the community are excellent indicators that the fundraising program, set into motion by the Foundation Committee, will be a success. The launching of the program to the public began on June 19, 2010 at the Juneteenth celebration in Charlotte. We still actively seek funds to repay the loan which enabled us to proceed with the installation.

Tom Schulz, MFA, Artist, generously offered to donate the 4' x 6' painting of the labyrinth — based on the life of Almetto Howey Alexander — to the benefactor who contributes $25,000 to the Foundation to complete payment of the project loan. Along with the moving visual value of this distinguished work, painted with the very polymer stains that will be used on the labyrinth itself, we believe this piece is important for its historic value as well, being the first known Afro-Centric labyrinth in the United States. $25,000. To purchase or for details, contact Tom Schulz.

 

The Labyrinth is built, but the Foundation is still building! Please make a donation.

Our initial goal was to raise the building budget of $51,000 to complete work begun on donated grounds at the McCrorey Family YMCA on Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC. As of March 1, we still owe about half of this to repay the loan that enabled us to proceed.

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Send a Check. Secure Online Donation with Credit Card or PayPal Buy the Original Painting! Buy Limited First Edition Giclee Prints of the Watercolor Studies Buy Notecards of the Painting and Watercolor Studies

 

 

 

 

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This link or the "Donate Now Through Network for Good" button in the upper left corner will allow you to donate online with PayPal or a credit card through a secure connection. Mailing a check to the address at left will also go directly to the fund.

Buy the Painting!

(Click here to view the painting) Tom Schulz, MFA, Artist, generously offered to donate the 4' x 6' painting of the labyrinth — based on the life of Almetto Howey Alexander — to raise the funds to complete the labyrinth. Along with the moving visual value of this distinguished work, painted with the very polymer stains that will be used on the labyrinth itself, we believe this piece is important for its historic value as well, being the first known Afro-Centric labyrinth in the United States. $25,000. Contact Tom Schulz.

Buy Limited First Edition Giclee Prints: 3 in the Series

Tom Schulz is also donating and overseeing limited production of first edition giclee prints of watercolor studies for the Almetto Howey Alexander Labyrinth. All profits go directly into the building fund. Archival watercolor paper, printed with archival watercolor ink, signed by the artist and numbered by hand. Image area 18" x 24", paper dimensions 22" x 27". Prints are delivered at a cost of $100.00 each. A gorgeous series, receive a complete set for a total donation of $300.00. Contact Tom Schulz to place your order.

Buy Notecards

Follow this link to related products through the in2wit online boutique.
While we're working together to finance the installation of the labyrinth, Tom Schulz, artist, and in2Wit, llc will donate all of the profits from the sale of our 12-card notecard/envelope sets directly to the Almetto Howey Alexander Labyrinth Foundation. Each set contains 3 each of 4 design studies by Tom Schulz, artist.

Notecards of Labyrinths

How Will Your Donation Be Used?

The Foundation Committee, consisting of the Founder and sixteen dedicated volunteers, meets regularly and exchanges duties via email. The Treasurer is vigilant regarding income. Marketing efforts are on a volunteer basis, and out-of-pocket expenditures such as printing are engaged based on a minimum-expense-for-maximum-impact basis. Progress is ascertained by the treasurer's observation of the Foundation account which exists solely to grow building funds. Participation in community events and online drives are designed to increase visibility and to encourage growth spurts of donations towards the goal.

Through community events, media releases and online outreach, The Almetto Howey Alexander Foundation Fundraising Program seeks to inform interested parties of its mission to build this Afro-Centric Labyrinth in the Washington Heights area of Charlotte, NC.