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WALNUT CREEK - Walnut Hills Retirement Community recently presented a $200 donation to the Sugarcreek Arts Council.
WALNUT CREEK - Walnut Hills Retirement Community recently presented a $200 donation to the Sugarcreek Arts Council.
The money was collected from Walnut Hills Associates who pay one dollar to wear jeans on "Jean Fridays."
"Each dollar counts," said President David Miller, "with over $1,000 given to various community projects since we started
'Jean Fridays' a few years ago." |
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Linda Yoder, Walnut Hills' Business Office Coordinator (on right), presents a
$200 donation to Mary Davies (left) and Sherry Crilow of the Sugarcreek Arts
Council. The money was collected from Associates who paid a dollar to wear
jeans on "Jean Fridays."
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Other organizations who have received "Jean Friday" funds include Holmes County
Share-A-Christmas, Holmes County Habitat for Humanity, and Relay for Life.
"Our Associates look forward to Fridays, and I'm no exception," Miller added.
The Sugarcreek Arts Council was chartered in 1995 and currently has about 50 members who work to
promote the arts and artists in the surrounding area.
The organization coordinates several events throughout the year, including piano student recitals, bus trips to art exhibits, Carousel Dinner Theater, and other cultural activities, and the presentation of two scholarships each year to graduating seniors and the
"Friend of the Arts" award given at the December "Celebrate the Arts" banquet.
"There are not a lot of cultural opportunities close by, so we want to bring more exposure and activities to the community,"
said Sherry Crilow, president of the Council and an art teacher at Garaway.
This past December, the Council sponsored "Santa's Pants" at Garaway schools, which consisted of students filling Santa's
pants with art supplies as local story teller David Lorah recited a tale.
"We want to keep the arts going, especially in the schools," said Mary Davies, secretary of the Council. "The arts can be anything from music, ceramics,
and flower gardening to paintings and woodworking."
Following her presentation, Hanselman signed copies of her book, which includes several of the "Party of Nine"
columns she writes for the Akron Beacon Journal.
The Arts Council meets the first Tuesday of each month.
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