The Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope (AAFH) held an Art Night on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 at the Ronald McDonald House near Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. We brought paintable rocks with stenciled shapes for the children and their family members to decorate.
Participation at this event was great with the Kenyetta’s three young children – Mariyal, King and Keely; Laci’s son, Robert; Brooke’s son, Sailor; and Gia’s son, Michael.
The age range of the children was from 1 to 11 with the families coming from Illinois, Florida and Arizona. While all the children and their parents enjoyed themselves thoroughly, 11-year-old Michael distinguished himself by being the first to arrive and the last to leave. Not only did he paint several rock pieces, but he was very generous with his offer to help us set up and break down the art supplies for the event. Michael told us he was going to visit the AAFH website and plans to submit a Gift Request.
Each of the children were also able to take home at least one of 5 different types of Alyssa Starter Art Kits we donated to this RMH. The 50 donated kits included journals, sketch pads, coloring books and acrylics as well as watercolor paint supplies.
Alyssa never tired of her joy for life and her desire to express her creativity through art and music. We never tire of seeing the joy we bring to other children and their family members when we bring art and music to them at these events.
