October 18, 2010

ASAP Partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters

How much fun is this?  We are taking ASAP on the road.  Earlier this month, Purdue Beat Society visited the Boys and Girls Club.  Now, we are teaming up with Big Brothers Big Sisters.  

Tuesday, October 19th at the Morton Community Center in West Lafayette, volunteer artist Gail Johnston will lead a group of Big Brothers Big Sisters, or "Bigs and Littles" in an exciting clay class.  The class, offered as a meaningful activity for volunteer mentors and their young partners, is a new expanded component of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation After School Arts Program (ASAP). 

Bethany Shaw, Case Manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wabash Valley recently heard about the ASAP program at an Our Kids meeting held at the Community and Family Resource Center.  She quickly called TAF to inquire about a possible partnership. 

Paige Sharp, who directs the ASAP program, worked with Shaw to construct a tailor-suited class.  "TAF was happy to find a way to build this new partnership into the ASAP program, working with Big Brothers Big Sisters deepens the program's impact while meeting community cultural planning goals," said Sharp.  All artwork created in the clay class will be included in the ASAP Exhibition which opens Friday, December 10th from 5-7pm.

"Everyone I've talked to thus far is thrilled!" extolled Shaw.