“When nothing seems to help I go and look at the stonecutter hammering away at his rock
Perhaps a hundred times without so much as a crack showing in it.
Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two,
and I know it was not that blow that did it – but all that had gone before.”
~Jacob August Riis, photographer/journalist
Thank you to everyone who visited the Aprons for Young Artists website and contributed to this worthy cause!
Perhaps a hundred times without so much as a crack showing in it.
Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two,
and I know it was not that blow that did it – but all that had gone before.”
~Jacob August Riis, photographer/journalist
Thank you to everyone who visited the Aprons for Young Artists website and contributed to this worthy cause!
This week, they met their goal and will be able to provide aprons for all they young art students. After seeing Waiting for Superman and crying from the lottery scene until the end of the film, I wanted to take some small action. That's when I remembered that with our movie tickets, my husband and I were each given a code to use online to donate $15 to the classroom project of our choice on DonorsChoose.org!
At home I searched for the project that touched me most. There were several. But the teacher proposing this particular project wrote:
"Working as a middle school art teacher in a high poverty area, many of my students' families struggle to get the essentials needed for school. At our school, one of the essentials is a proper uniform. I work at a uniformed school and each student is required to wear a uniform daily. Appearance and cleanliness are very important to my students. Some of my students do not have the support needed to drive them to do their best. Even with this disadvantage, many are still eager to learn and love to express and demonstrate their creativity and art skills. This drive and determination is what makes me excited and motivated to teach them. Unfortunately, due to lack of funds, the school is not able to supply the students with all the tools needed to be the most successful young artist they can be. I am requesting aprons for the young artists in my Visual Arts class. With these aprons, my students will be able to freely express themselves without being concerned with soiling their clothing. These aprons will serve as protection for my students' clothing while they are creating their amazing and original artwork using acrylic paint, watercolor, and clay. Your donation will make it possible for my students to enjoy art worry-free. They will be less concerned about making a mess and ruining their clothing, and more focused on doing their best. My students need 65 aprons to protect their clothing during art class."
Together, Dan and I were able to donate $30.
And in just a little over two months, 11 donors gave $397 to this project!
Just another example of small actions taken and adding up to make a real difference!
What small action have you taken that made a big difference in someone else's life?
We do it all the time.
Jeane did it for me.
I did it for these young artists whom I will never meet.
I'll give you one more example...
I remember my first day of teaching 10 years ago.
The drama teacher left a bouquet of flowers on my desk the first day of class.
That small act of kindness made a huge difference for me.
TGIF!
Mary
At home I searched for the project that touched me most. There were several. But the teacher proposing this particular project wrote:
"Working as a middle school art teacher in a high poverty area, many of my students' families struggle to get the essentials needed for school. At our school, one of the essentials is a proper uniform. I work at a uniformed school and each student is required to wear a uniform daily. Appearance and cleanliness are very important to my students. Some of my students do not have the support needed to drive them to do their best. Even with this disadvantage, many are still eager to learn and love to express and demonstrate their creativity and art skills. This drive and determination is what makes me excited and motivated to teach them. Unfortunately, due to lack of funds, the school is not able to supply the students with all the tools needed to be the most successful young artist they can be. I am requesting aprons for the young artists in my Visual Arts class. With these aprons, my students will be able to freely express themselves without being concerned with soiling their clothing. These aprons will serve as protection for my students' clothing while they are creating their amazing and original artwork using acrylic paint, watercolor, and clay. Your donation will make it possible for my students to enjoy art worry-free. They will be less concerned about making a mess and ruining their clothing, and more focused on doing their best. My students need 65 aprons to protect their clothing during art class."
Together, Dan and I were able to donate $30.
And in just a little over two months, 11 donors gave $397 to this project!
Just another example of small actions taken and adding up to make a real difference!
What small action have you taken that made a big difference in someone else's life?
We do it all the time.
Jeane did it for me.
I did it for these young artists whom I will never meet.
I'll give you one more example...
I remember my first day of teaching 10 years ago.
The drama teacher left a bouquet of flowers on my desk the first day of class.
That small act of kindness made a huge difference for me.
TGIF!
Mary
