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The parents of over 5,000 students in St. Vrain Valley feel the burden of the cost of school supplies. To ease that burden, Crayons to Calculators was created.
According to the Education Foundation of St. Vrain Valley's website (EFSVV), "Crayons to Calculators is a community wide school supply drive for students in need. Every June – July EFSVV partners with other area non-profits to rally businesses, volunteer groups, students and community members to ensure that every student in Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley schools has the supplies they need to start the school year off right."
"Volunteers are the backbone of this program and there are a lot of ways to help," states the website. A few of those ways include, sorting and organizing donated supplies, packing the backpacks according to the appropriate grade level and loading and transporting the backpacks to the school so they can be distributed to students.
"We couldn’t do it without the widespread support of our community," says the EFSVV website.
For more information on Crayons to Calculators or to volunteer visit the EFSVV website, click here to sign up as a volunteer or email [email protected].
Small Wood Sculptures by Charles Counter
The Longmont Museum is featuring an exhibit titled Small Wood Sculptures by Charles Counter. The exhibit will run until January 6, 2019.
According to the Longmont Museum webiste, "Classifications are fluid in the work of Denver artist Charles Counter. Nature becomes synthetic, shadows become solid, painting becomes sculpture, and inexpensive materials become fine art. Making these distinctions helps us define ourselves. And the blurring of these lines is meant to be provocative. Through the small wood sculptures in this exhibit, Counter explores how we understand the idea of the natural world around us though observation and memory."
Counter says, “I am interested in the interaction between the observer and what’s observed. The observed, or natural world, has long been a focus of human interest in both science and art. My work is simply continuing this focus from a personal perspective. When we consider how we construct meaning from the world that surrounds us, we provide a fundamental ground for formulating our sense of self.”
The Small Wood Sculpture exhibit can be found next to the Treehouses exhibit at the Longmont Museum.
Terry Street Collective Hosts "What is CBD? Discussion on July 10
Terry Street Collective will be hosting a "What is CBD?" discussion on July 10 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at 610 Terry St., Longmont.
According to a press release, the discussion will include, "benefits of CBD and how it can be an easy and affordable way to treat a variety of ailments."
"CBD, short for Cannabidiol, is one of several compounds found in the cannibis plant. It has been shown to help with a variety of health issues, including inflammation, anxiety, chronic pain and schizophrenia. CBD does not have the intoxicating effects of THC, the compound more commonly associated with marijuana. "
Speakers from CBD suppliers, Affordable Relief CBD and VitaMia will be there to educate participants and to answer questions.
The event is free and refreshments from St. Vrain Ciderly and Sufferfest Beer will be provided.
To learn more email [email protected] or call 720-295-5690.
