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Art Heaven just donated money to Mayan Families, a Women's Giving Tree
featured NGO, after a raffle of two paintings at our current Art Show.
Carole Watanabe, the founder of Art Heaven in Sebastopol, California and
Sandra Rubin painted collaboratatively under the name of ALMA as we often
do, to create art for worthy organizations.
We chose Mayan Families because of our deep connections to Guatemala and Panajachel. Carole had gone to that region when she was 19 to learn to weave with the Mayan weavers and one of our members, Judy Tilt, had family holdings in that area and sponsored a child for many years through Mayan Families. I had attended a wonderful workshop in San Marcos, with Ellen Boneparth, several years before and made nice contacts there. One of our Art Heaven friends, Salli Razberry lives there now.
That gave us an idea. Instead of just donating money we decided to sponsor a young girl, Natalia Belinda, for her schooling; uniforms, school supplies and tuition. (If there is any money in poor Mayan families, the boys are schooled, not the girls.) Now we have contributed to Natalia's future and we feel a deeper connection to Guatemala and Mayan Families.
As Art Heaven, and Alma, in the future we will continue to paint and donate and challenge others to do something through the groups featured on Women's Giving Tree. What can you do you help women and children on the global front?
Comments
Ellen Boneparth said on Friday, March 19, 2010:
That is a lovely painting. I wish I'd been there at the auction. And I wish the Guatemalan girl who is benefiting from your contribution could see the work that earned her school expenses. Thank you for finding such a creative way to contribute to Women's Giving Tree.
Best, Ellen
Sandra Rubin said on Friday, March 19, 2010:
As an artist and concerned world citizen I find it very satisfying to donate paintings to raise funds for people in need.