Coronado High School’s Art of Giving Club is hosting an art supply drive to benefit teenagers at
Promises2Kids’ Polinsky Children’s Center,
the county’s only emergency shelter for abused and neglected children. The drive will run March 27th through April 10th, 2012.
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Donations of art supplies will help teens transitioning from
abusive homes to foster families. With this drive, about 30 teenagers will have journals, writing instruments and painting material to use as creative outlets while they wait to be placed with their new families -- and will take with them when they move on from the center.
Club President and founder Bianca Valle, along with members of the established “Creativity for a Cause” club, would like to invite the Coronado community to please consider donating any new and unused items from the list below.
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You can drop off items in any of the large hand-painted bins located at the following locations:
Coronado Public Library – Teen Section
Coronado Public Library – Main Entrance
Coronado High School -- Front Office
Coronado Unified School District Office
Acceptable items: Sketch books, colorful journals, color
markers, color pencils, crayons, oil pastels, crayons, oil pastels, acrylic paints, paint brushes, charcoal pencils, pens, pencils, erasers, pencils, sharpeners and rulers.
The Art of Giving Club was established at CHS in 2009 with “Creativity for Cause” as its mission. This student club was recently recognized by the City of Coronado's Cultural Arts Commission as a partner of the Arts Committee. Motivated students with a broad range of talents collaborate on art pieces which have been donated to: Coronado Schools Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, Promises2Kids and other charitable organizations hoping to enhance the recipients' appreciation for art and their surrounding environment. CHS students from all grade levels, backgrounds, and artistic skills share their passion for art, and work together to benefit our community through service and to establish links necessary for young people to use their creative energy in a positive and long-lasting way.