Ahhh the holiday season is upon us. It’s a time for self-refelection and a chance to look at everything that you have and be grateful for life. It’s a time for family, friends, good food, and better company. It’s a time to stretch out a hand and help those of us who are less fortunate than ourselves. In honor of the season, Individual Collective will be hosting a special Open Session Saturday titled “Relief Package”.

Vallejo, and the Bay Area in general, is home to a large population of Filipino families, some who have relatives back in the PI that have been affected by the typhoons this season. While coverage of the natural disasters has subsided over here stateside, there are still many people that still need help to rebuild. With that in mind, Individual Collective is hosting this week’s Open Session Saturday to hopefully come up with some funding that will be donated to the Bay Area Bayanihan for Typhoon Disaster Relief; a network of Bay Area Community Organizations working to send relief items back home to the Philippines.

We’re looking for artists willing to donate a piece of artwork that we can sell in the gallery and donate a majority of the proceeds to charity. If this sounds like something you’d like to participate in, get at me and I can get you more information. (nick@individualcollective.com)

For the rest of you. If there’s ever an OSS to be at, this is the one. We want to show that our generation can move in positive ways, and help out the country that many of us directly connected to. We are asking for a sliding scale of donations at the door from $1-$5 but we won’t turn anyone away for a lack of funds. But seriously… $1 for some amazing musical performances isn’t a huge price to pay, just dig between the couch cushions or maybe order a tall instead of a venti for today. No matter how you slice it, for the price of an iPhone app, you can help IC help others. Hope to see you Saturday! (Go here for more details)