NEWS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE:
February 20, 2002
SCHOOLS WORK TOGETHER ON
QUILT PROJECT
COLUMBUS, OHIO—Kids from
different cultures spent an afternoon working together to help raise awareness
of homelessness in Columbus.
This past December, fourth grade children from the Columbus Jewish Day
School and the Teresa A. Dowd School made squares for a quilt that will be
presented in June at the Mel Schottenstein Birthday Celebration, the Community
Shelter Board’s annual fund-raising event.
The relationship between the two schools was developed by Heather
Schooler, Art Teacher at the Teresa A. Dowd School.
“We’ve enjoyed our relationship with the Columbus Jewish Day School for
the past two years,” said Schooler.
“The children are learning a lot about civil rights and respect for
different cultures. They love
working together on art projects, and have become good friends in the
process.”
The theme for the quilt is “Home and Family.” The children
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each made a square that
represents what home and family means to them. All the squares are then sewn together
to form the quilt, which is presented at the Community Shelter Board’s annual
event.
The Community Shelter Board (CSB) was created in 1986 to respond to the growing problem of homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County. Since that time, CSB has allocated over $47 million to programs that provide services to families and individuals experiencing a housing crisis in our community. Last year, these programs served more than 11,000 individuals. The Community Shelter Board is funded by the City of Columbus, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, the United Way of Central Ohio, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the State of Ohio, and other public and private donors.
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