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What a success! The Big Show was a wonderful opportunity to see what youth in Richmond are feeling and thinking. Each group of kids had a different medium: some used paints, others scripted and illustrated books, while one group even flexed their culinary skills. Below are some of the groups and their masterpieces.

Elkhardt Middle School | Girls For A Change

The girls from Elkhardt Middle School in collaboration with Girls for a Change put together a beautiful mural about their feelings and experiences with art.

Shayla Dickerson

They also made individual pieces about changes they can make in their lives to help save money and to use resources wisely. Shayla is going to help reduce CO2 emissions, plus interact with the outdoors more by walking to the mall instead of driving.

St. Andrews School

Being green was on several of the groups’ artistic agendas, but how they communicated these ideas differed. While the Elkhardt Girls wrote and painted their ideas, the St. Andrews School conveyed their environmental awareness by using recycled materials or items on the way to the trash dump.

The Ocean by  Jordan Crichlow, age 10, St. Andrews School

Jordan says, “This semester, I learned that you could recycle and make art at the same time.”

A phenomenal expression of HOPE.

Our Daily Bread Ministries

Our Daily Bread Ministries handed out cookies that were a huge hit (they lasted about 10 minutes!). They even shared some of their favorite recipes with guests, which included chocolaty brownies and cheesy pizza.

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