High Street Haunt Generates Art Supply Donation

I SPY ART SUPPLIES: From left, Audra Ross from Pottstown Community Arts, Michilea Patterson and Valerie Jackson from PEAK and Amanda Finlaw from the Pottstown School District celebrate the donation of art supplies collected during this year's Haunts on High.

Blogger's Note:  The following was provided by the Pottstown School District.

It took just four hours for the volunteers at this year's Haunts on High on Oct. 14 to collect a table-full of art supplies for Pottstown Schools.

Volunteers from the Pottstown Community Arts organization collected art supplies from attendees to donate to PEAK’s PA Pre-K Counts classrooms.

“Sometimes art is viewed as a luxury but they are vital supplies for an early learning program,” said Audra Ross, Public Relations Director for Pottstown Community Arts. “Art activities are the building blocks of child development. When we found out the PEAK teachers were in need of those supplies (from Erika of ArtFusion), we knew we had to help.”

The supplies were donated on Friday, Oct. 27. PEAK Coordinator, Valerie Jackson and Community Engagement Coordinator, Michilea Patterson were greeted with several boxes of crayons, markers, colorful construction paper, glue, and much more when they arrived at the Pottstown Community Arts space in the Coventry Mall where they were painting a mural.

“The mural is being painted in a community room next to Hallmark, across from the food court and The Coventry Mall is gifting the space” said Marie Haigh, Founder and President of Pottstown Community Arts. “The mural is the first of six that our group will paint for the Pottstown Regional Public Library. It will go on the Topos Mondial Corporation building behind the library.”

“Pottstown Arts' generosity is a fine example of the importance in community collaborations and relationships,” said Jackson. “With PEAK being mostly grant funded, these donations will be a big help in providing needed resources for our children. I am very thankful for the kind donations and the hard work that went into the art supply drive which will help our children creatively express themselves through various mediums.”