Re-purposed chairs will help feed the hungry

Repurpose or build a chair with a theme to be auctioned off online and the proceeds will benefit the Good Cheer Food Bank.

The fundraiser is being put on to raise money for the non-profit organization, which feeds an average of 900 families every month.

According to a recent news release, the chairs can be decorative or functional, but participants are encouraged to  work with a theme. Take an old saddle and make it into a chair, or put an oil painting on the back of a Victoria-era wing chair — anything goes.

“If you have an old rickety chair that you have turned into a planter, we would love to have it in our auction,” Good Cheer organizers said, in the release.

The nonprofit is hoping to get as many chairs as possible by July 6 so it can showcase them during Choochokam. Chairs will continue to be accepted untill Sept. 30.

The chairs will be highlighted on the Good Cheer website with the photos of how they were made and what the theme means to the artist.

For details, visit www.goodcheer.org/chairity_auction or stop by either Good Cheer Thrift Store.