Winter Drive Wrap-Up

The Pearl Arts Center held its first winter donation drive this year, and it was a big success! The drive ran from December 2025 to March 2026, accepting donations of clothing, non-perishable food, and personal hygiene items. Seeing a need that extended beyond music, Pearl Arts hosted this drive to provide assistance to our families and within the Fort Wayne Community Schools. We extend our deepest gratitude to anyone who contributed to the drive. Special thanks to Matt Schiebel, the Executive Director of Safety and Community Partnerships for FWCS, for distributing all donated items to local students and families. We hope to build on this success and support even more people through our second annual winter donation drive.

“FWCS continues to be an active partner with Pearl Arts.  As such, we were very grateful to accept their donations from a recent collection campaign.  We were able to use these donated items to help our families in transition who are unhoused and in need of various supports.” – Matt Schiebel, Executive Director of Safety and Community Partnerships, FWCS