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Trees spring up to help neighbors Three Rivers Community Giving Trees is an annual tradition
spirit of giving and sharing,” she said of the project. “We're here to help, and we'll do as much as we can.” West says the committee, a group of about 25 to 30 people, tries to ensure that each child receives one item of clothing and one toy from his or her list. About 80 to 85 percent of the ornaments are plucked from the Giving Trees each year, she said, and the committee uses donations to purchase the remaining gifts. “Even though times are a little bit harder, everyone seems to pitch in as much as they can,” she said. “Year after year, we can count on people. “If you can reach out and help somebody who, maybe for the first time ever, needs assistance … it's a special thing to do,” she added. “It's a way to support the community and get into the spirit of Christmas, which is to give, not necessarily receive.” Monetary donations can be made to The Giving Tree and sent to 514 Aston View Lane, Cleves, Ohio, 45002. For more information, call 513-941-5193 or 513-9413442.
trees set up at those locations. They can then shop for the listed items, returning wrapped gifts to the tree location by Dec. 7. About 600 people – 550 children and 50 seniors – have been referred to the Giving Tree through Miami Township area schools, churches and agencies this year, according to Darlene West, publicity chair for the Three Rivers Community Giving Tree committee. That's down slightly from last year's total of 650, but a major increase from 2007, when 450 residents were in need, she said. “It's all meant in the
Ornament-covered trees springing up at Miami Township businesses this holiday season are there for more than just decoration. The Three Rivers Community Giving Trees, an annual tradition in the township, are a way to ensure that local children and seniors don't have to go without during the holidays. Customers at Sullivan's Family Foods, Cincinnati Federal Savings and Loan, Curves, Brossart Pharmacy and President Federal Credit Union can select one or more ornaments from
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Jamie Schorsch said art has a long history of using social commentary as an agent of change or enlightenment. The Oak Hills High School art teacher and her fellow colleagues in the school’s art department organized a project Dec. 1 to help their students bring awareness to several social issues. “Art doesn’t have to look like the Sistine Chapel. It comes in a variety of mediums,” Schorsch said. “Art can be used to communicate effectively, not just be pretty.” Students in the entrylevel art classes at the high school spent time painting images on a mural in a hallway to highlight a variety of social issues. The project coincided with the annual Day With(out) Art, in observance of the 23rd anniversary of World AIDS Day. Schorsch said Oak Hills has taken part in the observance of World AIDS Day for nearly 20 years. She said Day Without Art was started Dec. 1, 1989, as a national day of action and mourning in con-
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Oak Hills students showed their support for World AIDS Day by wearing red ribbons and signing large posters in the school’s front lobby. The school focused on the positive and influential role the arts play in AIDS activism and in other social and political issues. Artworks intended to inspire people into action were placed throughout the building, and an informational area was set up in the lobby where students and staff could obtain materials about the history and role of the arts in the AIDS campaign. Information also was provided about the UNAIDS Art for AIDS Collection, the AIDS Memorial Quilt and other campaigns designed to raise awareness about the disease.
week leading up to World AIDS Day, Oak Hills art students studied American pop artist Keith Haring, who is known for creating public murals in New York City and for works he did on the Berlin Wall, and they created their own drawings based on his artistic style. Students were able to create images portraying any social issue they would like, and some of the issues they chose included alcoholism, drug abuse and obesity, she said. The drawings were put together into a giant mural and students painted the mural on Day With(out) Art. “I want the students to learn from the experience of working collaboratively, and see their individual ideas gel as one,” Schorsch said. “We’ve had a lot of positive feedback from other students as they’ve walked through.” Oak Hills senior Christian Brummett, a Delhi Township resident, said he hopes his classmates appreciate the mural and take a moment to think about AIDS and other social issues. “I hope they see how much time we put into it and I hope they enjoy it,” he said. “We worked hard on this.”