Knoxville News Sentinel Article About Nuestros Niños

Adria Amos wrote an article about Nuestros Niños for the June 13th edition of the Knoxville News Sentinel.  To read, just click on the link: Knoxville News Sentinel Article.

Spirited Art - Friday, May 11th

On Friday night, May 11th, several of us closed the week out by painting at Spirited Art in Bearden.  At first the idea of painting your own masterpiece can be a little intimidating if you aren't "artsy."  You hear a lot of "doubting" words at first; but as people relax with the process and begin to see their own artwork take shape, you start to hear laughter and see smiles all around.

During the evening we had goodies and wine to keep us going. :)  All together there were about 36 people in the class.  Though most of our whimsical trees were similar, you could definitely see the differences that we each added to our own masterpiece! 

At the end of the night, the owners of Spirited Art donated over $300 to Nuestros Niños.  And I believe that everyone went home happy with their artwork and wondering when the next time we could do it would be!

Hat Day at Amherst Elementary

After TCAPs were finished, the kids and teachers were winding down the school year with lots of fun activities.  One of these also benefited Nuestros Niños and the children of Guatemala!  A couple of times a year the kids are given the chance to wear a hat of their choice to school if they donate money to the charity of the day.  This time Nuestros Niños was chosen as the charity.

Just by donating change they collected - some allowance money or money earned from doing a special 

chore at home – they will make a meaningful impact in another child’s life.  All together the kids raised 

$536.64!