General Meetings are a time to
welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. All residents
of Greater Winston-Salem are invited to join us. General Meetings are held at
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street (just off Silas Creek Parkway
via the Bolton Street exit) at 10 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month,
except August and December
Speaker: A
Representative from Arts for Life, Brenner Children’s
Hospital
Arts for Life began as a small project in 2001 when the
Founding Director, Anna Littman, gave cameras, film and journals to young
cancer patients Littman became a part of the community of patients at Brenner
when her 11 year old sister was diagnosed with bone cancer.
Spending many hours over several months caring for her sister, Littman
witnessed the struggles and triumphs of young patients, and observed that many
of the children's emotional, social and cognitive needs were not being met.
While caring for her younger sister, Littman began teaching art.
She started with her sister, then her sister's neighbors in the
hospital and, before long, she was teaching up to twenty students.
Patients and parents responded positively to the art lessons and
asked for more. Photography and visual arts quickly proved to be ways to help
patients successfully cope with their medical treatments and hospital stays.
The program has now grown and is offered in several other North Carolina
hospitals. The organization has seven full time teachers, staff
members and over forty volunteers. Through these programs, the
young patients are given the tools and experiences they need to be strong
members of their communities in spite of the medical struggles and hurdles they
face. Learn more at: http://www.aflnc.org/about.html .
After the program, we will assemble art kits for the children.
