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Grant Award Supports Youth Art Program

Creative Arts receives $10,000 grant for art classes and camps

Evan Schaeffer, age 8, uses fabric paint to create a design for a drawstring bag at Creative Arts summer camp.
Evan Schaeffer, age 8, uses fabric paint to create a design for a drawstring bag at Creative Arts summer camp. (Photo by Sam Sieber)

CRYSTAL LAKE - Creative Arts nonprofit art studio was awarded a $10,000 Mission Grant from The Community Foundation for McHenry County to fund continuing its work providing art classes, art camps, and community events to ages 4-17. This grant will help develop and expand existing programs such as youth drawing, painting, sculpting, sewing and digital art classes. Learn more at: creativeartsinc.org

About The Community Foundation for McHenry County: The Foundation is the leader in McHenry County for providing legacy giving opportunities to our community’s donors and charitable organizations. Founded in 2001 to ensure financial support to McHenry County’s charitable community forever, The Foundation today is a $48 million organization that serves to “connect people who care with causes that matter.” Our mission is to philanthropically address the needs of McHenry County by providing leadership, granting resources, stewarding assets, and fostering awareness. The Foundation and its community of donors provides financial support and leadership to charitable organizations that serve the residents in our county. For more information, please call us at 815.338.4483, email us at connect@thecfmc.org or visit our website at thecfmc.org

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