Students Donate Art for Recovering Veterans
Two Jemicy School students are painting chairs to donate to a silent auction that will raise money to help veterans recovering from chronic substance abuse.
Jemicy Upper School senior Stephanie LaPenna was painting the legs of a wooden chair blue in her art class on Friday, Nov. 9. She started the chair with dark blue at the bottom that turned lighter further up the chair, turning into a beach scene with a picturesque sunset. For LaPenna, it’s much more than a beach scene. The painted chair represents the road to recovery for a friend of hers who overcame anorexia. The two spent a lot of time at the beach together. She and another student will be donating their work to the fourth annual re-stART with ART fundraiser, which raises money for recovery center Baltimore Station. The fundraiser for the center, which primarily houses homeless veterans dealing with chronic substance abuse, is Friday, …
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