Bidding to support kids & the Bath House
What's in store to celebrate the conclusion of the camp session?
How about an open reception, exhibition and auction of student artwork - and you're invited!
This Thursday, July 1st the public is welcome to view campers' art and participate in both the live and silent auctions, which are part of SLANT 45, Service Learning Adventures in North Texas.
The SLANT 45 project is idea that was first envisioned by former Dallas Cowboy Daryl Johnston to promote student involvement in community service.
Kicked off in February of this year, the program's goal is to become the largest service-learning project involving students in U.S. history.
The aim is to reach out to 20,000 students, primarily those in 3rd - 5th grades in a four-county area (Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant) for 45,000 hours of service-learning.
Student-designed programs range from graffiti removal, recycling, and community clean-up to service at local retirement communities and many other approaches bounded only by students' imaginations and sensitivity to human needs.
Students with the Thriving Minds Summer Camp chose the Bath House as the beneficiary of their Slant 45 project.
"We appreciate the thoughtfulness of these young artists and their efforts to support the Bath House," said Karen Casey, president of the Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center.
Thriving Minds, a partnership among Big Thought, DISD, and more than 100 community arts and cultural organizations, including the Bath House Cultural Center, promotes creative learning and the application of arts and culture to help students develop academic and life skills.
SLANT 45, which will conclude before Super Bowl XLV in February of 2011, is sponsored by the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee and Big Thought.
Proceeds from the Thursday's reception and auction will go toward supporting the Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center, benefiting the Bath House.
For those interested in learning more about Big Thought, Thriving Minds and the SLANT 45 projects, visit the Big Thought website here.
To learn more about the Bath House and all its programs, click here.
The Bath House Cultural Center is located at 521 E. Lawther Drive at White Rock Lake.
Tomorrow's reception and auction takes place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public.
Our thanks to Joyce Pollard for her contributions to this article.
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