Get involved by providing items for our Heritage Closet, Rhythm Station, Literacy Chest, or office. Take a look at our list below. If there is an item that you would like to provide, please contact Heritage Works at (313) 438-2800, or email us at wishlist@heritageworks.org.
For our Heritage Closet
- T-shirts – Various colors
25 needed
Participants cut, tie and bead t-shirts, creating their warm-up, field trip and performance wear.
- African Fabric/Cloth
96 yards needed
Cloth will be used for both personal adornment and set design activities.
- Jewelry supplies
25 needed
Jewelry supplies include African Beads, pony beads, leather rope, craft scissors
- Dance Wear/Costumes
25 sets needed
Dancewear includes Lycra shorts and tops, and a lapa (traditional wraparound skirt) or pants.
For the Rhythm Station
- Drum Sticks
25 pairs needed
- Drum Pails
25 pails donated by The Henry Ford
Drum lessons begin on plastic drum pails. Students play, personalize and learn drum etiquette at this stage.
- Djembe Drums
15 needed
Musician-quality Djembe drums are needed for daily drum workshops, providing high-quality instruments for youth use.
- Dundun Drums
3 sets or 9 needed
The Djembe family of drums includes Dundun drums, a set of 3 drums that includes the kenkeni, sangbeni, and Dundun.
- Cow Bells
10 bells
- Baliphones
4 needed
Similar to a xylophone but made from natural wood and small gourds, Baliphones vary in sizes and are key to teaching and re-creating traditional songs and rhythms.
- Drum Skins and rope
for: Djembes, Dunduns, Sabar Drums, and Kutiro drums
For the Literacy Chest
- Reading Book Set
25 needed,
Our current books include The Penguin's Guide to Modern African Poetry and the Mali Epic of King Sundiata Keita.
- World Maps, African continent maps, Country Maps (Senegal, Mali, Congo, S. Africa)
25 needed
Classroom and individual maps are needed.
- Journals
Participants record their day's itinerary, reflections and experiences personal interpretation (e.g. reflections, poetry) for the final presentation.
For the Heritage Home
- Permanent Studio Space:
Office and program space in the same place
- Permanent Performance space
Transportation/Travel Wish Items:
- Minivan
- 8 round trip tickets
- 32 hotel nights
Office Supplies:
- IBM Lexmark Wheel writer Typewriter
- High-resolution Scanner
- High capacity copier
- Voice Plus All-In-One Digital Voice Recorder Solution
- Portable LCD Projector