Children's Art Project of Marrakech

Sponsored by
ONCE UPON A TIME ON PLANET EARTH

I received this email today from Ron Modro, an American friend who lives between Paris and Morocco. He is in the process of creating many collaborative and globally-focused projects included this one focused on artwork and the children of Marrakech.
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The traditional arts and crafts of every country tell a unique and powerful story of the culture that created them. When those arts and crafts are lost, a large part of the culture is lost as well. Therefore, it is with great enthusiasm that we announce the creation of THE CHILDREN'S ART PROJECT OF MARRAKECH, to encourage and promote the traditional arts and crafts of Morocco, as part of the ONCE UPON A TIME ON PLANET EARTH mission to create positive change through education and dialogue.

There are many children in the villages and communities around Marrakech that come from disadvantaged families with little money, and are unable to buy even the most basic school supplies. Some parents are barely able to make a living, while the richest families send their children to private schools.

THE CHILDREN'S ART PROJECT of MARRAKECH will soon begin accepting donations of ART SUPPLIES (i.e. paint sets, drawing paper, easels, colored pencils, coloring books, crayons, paint brushes, etc. No monetary donations can be accepted...yet).

The project will sponsor ART CONTESTS in local schools for the promotion of cultural and educational activities, designed to help students adjust to the world of technology and globalization, while maintaining and sharing their own culture with the rest of the world.

Each participating school will host an art contest and choose the top 10 submissions for the final round of competition. The winner of the competition will be awarded New Art Supplies to encourage and promote their interest in the traditional arts of Morocco. The finalists and the winner of each contest will be photographed along with their submitted artwork, and then displayed on my web-space ( http://solitashouse.spaces.live.com ) for people around the world to see. Through this project we will hopefully encourage the students to become interested in pursuing a career in the traditional arts of Morocco, and to share their incredible culture with the world.

THE CHILDREN'S ART PROJECT of MARRAKECH will also be accepting donations of school supplies (i.e. writing paper, pencils, pens, chalk, etc. everything you would buy a child for the first day of school), to be distributed to the schools of disadvantaged communities in and around the City of Marrakech. For more information on where to send your gifts, please write to ronmodro@littlebookofman.org

Please feel free to forward this announcement to your friends and colleagues.

Peace,
Ron Modro
(Founder)
ONCE UPON A TIME ON PLANET EARTH
http://www.littlebookofman.org