Letter to the Editor: New Albin Elementary art classes

To the Editor:

I would like to publicly acknowledge all the service and religious organizations who funded the art classes at New Albin Elementary School this past year. My husband, Jon, was the sole fundraiser for this program. He researched the importance of art in the development of children and gathered donations from the following organizations: Lansing VFW, Lansing American Legion, Lansing Women’s Auxiliary, Lansing Knights of Columbus and New Albin VFW. The New Albin Improvement League (NAIL) provided our first batch of art paper.

Mrs. McCormack, a grandmother of one our students, supplied the children with reams of high quality painting paper which kept us in paper for the year. Jennifer Davis, in all her creativity, planned a bake sale which raised enough money to fund the program next year, and those planning efforts would not have been as fruitful without the staff who baked and baked and baked.

This little school is a gem and these communities enable us to sparkle. Your contributions brought pure joy to many of the children. It truly takes “a whole village to raise a child.”

Sincerely,
Marylu Baker
Volunteer Art Teacher
New Albin Elementary School