Two local music nonprofits have raised more than $12,000 to renovate a downtown space that the groups plan on sharing.

Whatcom All-Ages Arts & Music and Make.Shift are hoping to create an all-ages music hub in their new space at 111 Unity St., and though their fundraiser was a success, they’re still looking for donations of materials.

The groups created an online fundraiser with the goal of raising $8,500 by Jan. 15. In the month and a half that the fundraiser was open, the groups raised about $3,500 more than their goal. The money will go toward creating an all-ages concert space, affordable band practice space, a resource library and more.

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