Tis the Season!!!!

I keep thinking there is more the line of jewelry can do to pay it forward in this world. The only way I can create is to know that what I create is doing more than one thing. I pray that the pieces bring comfort, healing, protection, and beauty...but if they could do even more...help spread the word of peace and love...help others create. Well this morning as I was driving the kids to school lamating the fact that they don't get art until High School...Well an idea popped right into my head. What if the jewelry could pay it forward and start up art after school for the elementary grades, and art for arts sake for the high schoolers???HMMMM, Now I just need to figure out how to take a step a day to put it into work. You see where we live is a poverty area, we are very rural, and on the border of Mexico. Most families are just above or on the poverty level...The school gets very little state money so there is no music, art or language programs, let alone sports. We have an excellent phys ed teacher, he has the whole school-bless his heart. So now I will put on my thinking cap and see what steps I can take to start an art after school program at the school, and a percentage of the sales of the jewelry will go to fund that program. Does any one have any ideas how I can make this a reality, any helpful hints? with love and blessings this holiday season. Marie