Festival Of Arts Grant Awarded To Boys & Girls Club Of Laguna Beach

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach announced their award of a $6,000 grant from the Festival of Arts Foundation. During the club's 70th anniversary year, the grant will fund the club's arts program and make art even more available to every child in attendance, they said.

The Laguna Beach Boys & Girls Club serves kids from age 3- to 18-year-olds at three sites in Laguna Beach. They also serve young people from 5- to 13 years old in five sites in both the cities of Lake Forest and Mission Viejo. The arts grant will help purchase supplies and better fund the club's unique art programs.

"The organization believes that art and play create a healthy place in the learning and development of every child," said Kristie Anderson, spokesperson for the Boys & Girls Club. Imagination and creativity are vital components to increasing a child's full potential as they grow into thriving adults, according to Anderson.

"The club's arts programming provides members with opportunities that generate ideas and enhance their ability to transform vision in to a reality while navigating the world around them," she said.

Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach provides an array of artistically focused programs. They strive to expose their kids to the arts and to enrich them through artistic-related experiences.

"Not only can children learn how to create art, but also experience the thrill of seeing their pieces displayed in on-site exhibits while entering their art into local and national art competitions," she said. "Without the continuing support of the Festival of Arts Foundation, these wonderful opportunities for families within the community would not be possible."

For more information about the art activities, please contact Mar Stash at (949) 494-2535 or mars@bgclaguna.org or visit the Club website at www.bgclagunabeach.org.