Northwest Arkansas FACES
Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008
Meals on Wheels receives donation Susan Chase with the Susan W. Chase Foundation made a $ 3, 000 donation to Springdale Meals on Wheels on May 30. Lori Proud accepted the check on behalf of the organization. The Susan W. Chase Foundation is newly organized in Northwest Arkansas to provide assistance to the needy in the area. Meals on Wheels provides nourishing meals to homes of the elderly, disabled and home-bound people who can no longer shop or prepare food for themselves. Two meals, one hot and one cold, are delivered Monday through Friday.
$ 70, 800 given to Center for Children An anonymous donor from Northwest Arkansas donated $ 70, 800 to the Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation. The funding was designated for two projects at the Center for Children in Lowell: the purchase of a new EEG machine and any renovation related to installation and a Northwest Arkansas subspecialty fund to assist in bringing new clinics to the Center for Children. The EEG machine will be used to detect abnormal patterns in the brain's electrical activity. Operation of the machine will commence when new pediatric neurology services begin at the center in July.
President of the foundation, John Bel, stated," We are grateful for the generous support of this anonymous donor family and their vision to see pediatric subspecialty services expand in the fastest growing part of Arkansas. This is truly a wonderful gift and a great way to welcome pediatric neurology services and other future subspecialties closer to home for patients and families in Northwest Arkansas."
The Center for Children in Lowell is the latest addition to a network of 24 existing Arkansas pediatric clinics that are part of a working collaboration between Arkansas Children's Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Pediatrics. Seventeen specialty pediatric clinics are available to children in Northwest Arkansas through the Center.
Arkansas girl wins dude ranch vacation Clarissa Magley, 12, of Siloam Springs was named one of 12 winners of dude ranch vacations by the Children's International Arts Festival. She will spend a week with her family this summer at Sweet Grass Ranch in Big Timber, Mont. Magley loves animals and hopes to be a veterinarian one day. She is a home-schooled sixth grader and the daughter of Rick and Lidia Magley. Clarissa became a winner in the Children's International Arts Festival by using art to answer the question "Why does the Bible call Jesus'the Word' ? "She answered," The Bible calls Jesus the Word because everything was made through him, all things were formed and put into place at the sound of his voice. "She illustrated this with a watercolor painting of Jesus creating the universe. Her artwork can be viewed at www. KidsTalkAboutGod. org / clarissa.
The festival is ongoing until March 31, 2009, and other local children are invited to send in entries for a chance to win a similar vacation for next summer. Entry forms can be downloaded at www. KidsTalkAboutGod. org.
2008 Art in the Round Contest National sign up has begun for the 2008 Art in the Round Contest. Glass artists, potters, wood turners, basket weavers, metal, gourd and mixed media artists from around the country are invited to enter images of their work for a chance to share $ 6, 500 in cash awards. The competition is hosted by an online gallery featuring handcrafted bowls by United States artists, www. BeautifulBowls. com. The competition is an online event located at www. arti n t h e r o u n d c o n t e s t. c o m that features three-dimensional, creative interpretations of the vessel form including bowls, vases and platters. All artists, from professional to student, are eligible to participate and may enter up to three works. The entry fee, which is $ 25 per work, will be donated to the community art center of the artist's choice. The public is invited to sign up for the jury pool to determine the winners of the contest. All jury members will be automatically entered for a chance to win an artisan bowl of their choice (up to $ 500 ) from BeautifulBowls. com.
Sign up runs through Aug. 15. Early registration is suggested.
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