DONATION FROM COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS OF HERNDON, DRANESVILLE SUPERVISOR Annual Donation to Hutchison Elementary School's Shoe Locker

Photo courtesy of David Segal Photography

(l. to r.) Grace Han Wolf, Herndon Town Councilmember and immediate past President of the Council for the Arts of Herndon (CAH); Signe Friedrichs, CAH Executive Director; Cathy Lanni, CAH Director; John Foust, Dranesville District Supervisor; Anna Bledsoe, CAH Assistant, Jenny Phipps, Herndon Aide to Supervisor Foust. Not pictured, David Segal, CAH Director.

Dec 16, 2015: The Council for the Arts of Herndon joins with the Dranesville Supervisor’s office every holiday season to gather new shoes for children at Hutchison Elementary School in Herndon. Hutchison is a Title I school serving many students with challenging social and economic issues. Principal Judy Baldwin told CAH Executive Director Signe Friedrichs today, “Staff and teachers will notice children who are wearing open sandals or shoes that are falling apart. We can provide for them with these donations. Last year this was especially bad since it was extremely cold, and this year, we are seeing the same thing happening. Winter is just starting now, and we know it will get worse. This is such a blessing for kids in our school.”

In conjunction with Supervisor Foust’s Office, The Council for the Arts of Herndon collected 25 pairs of new shoes and $615 in gift cards.

Hutchison Elementary School is a special favorite of the Council for the Arts of Herndon, which in addition to the holiday shoe drive, also provides arts enrichment programs including theatrical productions for children with NextStop Theatre, as well as ceramics classes. Although the school faces many challenges, Principal Judy Baldwin works hard to make a clean, safe and inviting learning environment for our children.

Thank you to all the kind and generous donors who provided much needed and appreciated shoes and giftcards.

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All programming by the Council for the Arts of Herndon is supported in part by the Town of Herndon, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the County of Fairfax through the Arts Council of Fairfax County, The Nelson J. and Katherine Friant Post Foundation, and the generosity of our donors, sponsors and volunteers.

The Council for the Arts of Herndon website was made possible by a generous donation from MikeTrueseCreations.com.