For sale, with 100% of all proceeds going to the Boston Bridges Initiative, a 501(c)3 here in the Boston MetroWest supporting all METCO groups including Lincoln.
*For example, BBI has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Lincoln METCO Parent Board towards their Juneteenth event for the last several years. * *#2: Calligraphy scroll, original, purchased in Japan, washi paper framed in silk, tan/ivory Size: 27.25” X 63”$40Purchased in Japan in recent decades by our very generous Belmont donor who is a career Japanese calligraphy artist and has spent significant time in Japan. The original boxes are not available as our donor sends the empty boxes back to her friends in JapanOften Japanese calligraphers will write a Chinese poem as the characters were originally adopted from China. But these are calligraphed by Japanese calligraphers.About the Donor: Rona Conti:https://belmontvoice.org/belmont-resident-follows-dream-becomes-renowned-calligrapher/ <https://belmontvoice.org/belmont-resident-follows-dream-becomes-renowned-calligrapher/>Please see the link below for more photos:https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/atq/d/lincoln-calligraphy-scroll-original/7891508754.html <https://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/atq/d/lincoln-calligraphy-scroll-original/7891508754.html>* Please find *Joanna Owen Schmergel* on *Facebook **Marketplace* by clicking the link below. Many *new Robert Rovenolt, **Eric Myrvaagnes**, **Ann Miller**, **Diane Faissler** and many *others *posted daily*! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/548801771/?ref=permalink&tab=listings&mibextid=6ojiHh Please call Joanna Schmergel to purchase at 617-645-9059. Pickup at 18 Cerulean Way. *Giant dog is friendly *Serious inquiries only please. * All sales are final and all items are sold “As Is”. *Payment in cash, check or credit card * *BBI’s Mission:* Facilitate cultural exchange and promote meaningful social interaction between city and suburban families *Learn more about the Boston Bridges Initiative here:* *https://bostonbridgesinitiative.org <https://bostonbridgesinitiative.org>* The Downsize for Diversity program was started by the Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee. From 2017 to 2022 it netted $170,000. This was invested into our policy-driven endowment fund and has earned over $50,000 in investment income. Downsize for Diversity moved to the Boston Bridges Initiative, another METCO-supporting 501(c)(3), in January of 2023, and has netted over $120,000 to date. *We are all unpaid volunteers * *BBI is a winner of a 2025 Cummings Foundation Grant! *
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