"Help make our school stand out!!! I teach in a public school, kindergarten through eighth grade art in a neighborhood filled with gangs, violence, and homelessness. Our school is achieving, which is rare for the area. In addition to the one classroom per grade, we have three special education class...
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"Help make our school stand out!!! I teach in a public school, kindergarten through eighth grade art in a neighborhood filled with gangs, violence, and homelessness. Our school is achieving, which is rare for the area. In addition to the one classroom per grade, we have three special education classrooms.
My students are constantly asking me to do some sort of painting on the walls of our school. I would love to do this sort of activity with students that have the willingness and excitement to do something in our building, and feel proud of themselves.
My students need mural paint, and brushes to design and implement a large scale mural in the halls of our inner city school. They also need paint markers to detail and pattern the basic design of the mural. The mural will be a center spot in our school that will been seen not just by other students and staff in our school, but will demonstrate a sense of self worth and reflection to the students that produce the mural.
Your donations will not just be helping a school gain something beautiful and memorable. It will ignite the fire in children to love and be proud of art in their community. It will give them another outlet to express themselves in a tumultuous.
My students need 9 colors of Mural paint, paint brushes, and 20 sets of paint markers.
The cost of this proposal is $1,022, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment ."
See Ms. B.'s class participating in this project!
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Ms. B. sent this note after the project was fully funded:
Dec 17, 2008
Dear Apartment Therapy, Cindy, Wally, Jessica, Kathryn, Jody, Alyssa, Peggy, Ryan, Sandra, ams, Sara, Elyse, Lori Heddinger, Dan, AMKL Enterprises, adsaphila, Loryn, Kathleen, Georgia, stephanie, Big Head, Evelyn, Jennifer, Nathaniel, Kristal and Anonymous Donors,
Thank you so very much for funding my project. Not only are you helping students in my school, but you are assisting the community and future generations of students walking through and around our building. I am thrilled to share this opportunity with my students. Thanks so much again, and happy holidays!!!
"I am an artist, and started drawing and painting when I was five years old! Many people encouraged me, and I love to see other kids enjoying it as much as I did! I know you'll do a great job! "
"I gave to this project because my brother grew a moustache. You might want to think about adding some character with a moustache to your mural! You should call him Jon because that's my brother's name."
"I gave to this project because...I work in the art materials industry and know how important the creative mind is to a child's development and this is a wonderful project!"
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on Sep 29, 2008
