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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017
Orangeville fourth graders set about helping their friend By Tony Carton EDITOR
Orangeville fourth grader Shaelyn Blum knows her classmates are thinking of her as she recovers from the serious injuries she incurred when on Sunday, June 4, she and her grandfather Frank Blum Sr. were involved in a car crash. Sadly, that crash claimed Frank’s life and left Shaelyn fighting for hers. She suffered a head injury, a back injury, a broken arm, a punctured lung, and several broken ribs and while the doctors are optimistic that she will eventually make a full recovery her classmates have undertaken projects that will help secure her future. “It was very tragic,” said Cheyanne Doyle, who is one of several moms working with Shaelyn’s elementary school classmates to organize fundraising projects designed to send Shaelyn to college. “Shaelyn is a classmate of each of our kids in the third grade at Orangeville Elementary, so they are all friends and we just wanted to give back and make sure that Shaelyn has the support that she needs financially.” Another of the moms, Cara Arand did her first fund raiser this year when she staged a dinner benefit in April. Her children, who all have gone through the Orangeville School District, had lost a loved one, and they set up a fundraiser known as Bronco Cash Bash to raise money for kids who have lost loved ones. “So that was a fundraiser that she
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When the Orangeville Elementary School third grade classmates of Shaelyn Blum learned of her tragic injuries they quickly set about organizing a bake sale that earned her almost $1300.
did so students would win scholarships when they’ve had things happen,” said Doyle, “When this all happened to Shaelyn, Ruthie Komprood’s son Blake came up with the idea for a bake sale fundraiser, so the nine and ten year old boys and girls did a bake sale at the girls softball
game, partly because Shaelyn was on the softball team; the next day they finished up the sale at the gas station and now we are just accepting cash donations.” Shaelyn”s friends plan to donate the funds to Bright Start which is a college savings fund.
“The boys ran the bake sale on the first night because the girls were on the field playing softball, but then they took turns the next day at the gas station,” said Doyle. “Actually, when you do a bake sale you cannot put a high price on the goods, but people came forward wonderfully and just
took a plate and gave a twenty, so it was supported very strongly by our community. It went over very well and we are looking to keep going with it.” She said they are continuing to
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Freeport Art Museum one of 89 National Endowment for Arts Our Town projects selected nationwide nois Development Alliance on this initiative. All 26,000 residents of Freeport will benefit as this plaza will provide access to open green space and a venue for more frequent and varied forms of entertainment. The NEA received 274 eligible applications for Our Town this year and will make grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. “The arts reflect the vision, energy, and talent of America’s artists and arts organizations,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. “The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support organizations such as
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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced 89 awards totaling $6.89 million supporting projects across the nation through the NEA’s Our Town program. The Freeport Art Museum is one of the recommended organizations for a grant of $50,000 to support the museum’s Downtown Arts Plaza. The project includes community engagement in design of an arts plaza, development of an arts festival, and creation of public art. The Freeport Art Museum will partner with the City of Freeport and Northwest Illi-
the Freeport Art Museum, to cultivate vitality in their communities through the arts.” “The Freeport Art Museum is honored to have this exciting project recommended for funding by the National Endowment for the Arts, said FAM Executive Direc-
tor, Jessica Modica. Beyond the financial support, this award adds Freeport to a distinctive list of Our Town recipients. The Freeport Art Museum, the City of Freeport and our partners with the City Centre Freeport alliance have all come together to
share a vision for this creative placemaking project that will transform this space into a vibrant Arts Plaza designed to encourage civic engagement, develop art and cultural activities that help facilitate economic development and to create a more walkable community.”
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