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"I just wanted to write and thank you for all the hard work you put into getting us those
beautiful supplies. The sketchbooks are amazing and the kids will appreciate them so
much. I can't tell you how much we appreciate the work you do."
-Cory Goldberg, Mentoring Coordinator
beautiful supplies. The sketchbooks are amazing and the kids will appreciate them so
much. I can't tell you how much we appreciate the work you do."
-Cory Goldberg, Mentoring Coordinator
"The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has played an integral part in
founding our first and second annual Disabilty Art Show and Community Festival.
By donating face paint for the children, chalk for our sidewalk gallery,
as well as materials for our ever growing Community Mural we will
be able to help children explore their creative side while spotlighting
disabled artists who often go unrecognized."
Hawai'i Chair
AHA: Abled Hawaii Artists
More updates are coming soon. Thank you for helping us make a difference.
Chicago, IL
"The Dreaming Zebra Foundation made many dreams possible at our
Camp Imagination in Chicago this summer. Imagination Theater is a non
for profit touring theatre company that uses interactive theater to address social
issues and improve quality of life. Since most of our work happens during the
school year, it’s difficult for us to make ends meet each summer.
Well, this summer we launched a new program to help fill in the gap,
involving 13 children ages 6 to 15 (4 of them on fully paid scholarships)
in a 6-week theater for music and fine arts. As the Fine Arts instructor,
I was concerned because our supply budget was extremely meager –
how were we ever going to pull this off? Through a stroke of luck, a
friend told me about Dreaming Zebra Foundation and I contacted them immediately.
I’m happy to say Dawne came through with flying colors (and on very
short notice, which was incredible)! We now have paper, paints, pastels, crayons,
markers and pencils (to name a few) and are currently creating
all kinds of art to be showcased on the final day of camp. It was extremely fulfilling
to hear one of our teenage campers say during the very first art workshop “I love this
kind of stuff!” Thanks, Zebra, for making some dreams come true–for this great
group of creative kids and for our company."
-Meredith Siemsen, Creative/Admin Director, Imagination Theater, Inc.
"The Dreaming Zebra Foundation made many dreams possible at our
Camp Imagination in Chicago this summer. Imagination Theater is a non
for profit touring theatre company that uses interactive theater to address social
issues and improve quality of life. Since most of our work happens during the
school year, it’s difficult for us to make ends meet each summer.
Well, this summer we launched a new program to help fill in the gap,
involving 13 children ages 6 to 15 (4 of them on fully paid scholarships)
in a 6-week theater for music and fine arts. As the Fine Arts instructor,
I was concerned because our supply budget was extremely meager –
how were we ever going to pull this off? Through a stroke of luck, a
friend told me about Dreaming Zebra Foundation and I contacted them immediately.
I’m happy to say Dawne came through with flying colors (and on very
short notice, which was incredible)! We now have paper, paints, pastels, crayons,
markers and pencils (to name a few) and are currently creating
all kinds of art to be showcased on the final day of camp. It was extremely fulfilling
to hear one of our teenage campers say during the very first art workshop “I love this
kind of stuff!” Thanks, Zebra, for making some dreams come true–for this great
group of creative kids and for our company."
-Meredith Siemsen, Creative/Admin Director, Imagination Theater, Inc.
Dear Dreaming Zebra,
We just wanted to send a GREAT THANK YOU!!! For sending us the fabulous
art/general supplies. They truly made our camps a success this year. We are
halfway through all of our camps and already these supplies have been an
important part of our daily activities. Without these items the youth would not have
been able to create their “clown personas” and bring them to life. During the Arts
camp, the products sent were used to help create and draw out their clown faces,
build their clown costumes and create a stage for their performance, make scrap
books and original artworks.
We just wanted to send a GREAT THANK YOU!!! For sending us the fabulous
art/general supplies. They truly made our camps a success this year. We are
halfway through all of our camps and already these supplies have been an
important part of our daily activities. Without these items the youth would not have
been able to create their “clown personas” and bring them to life. During the Arts
camp, the products sent were used to help create and draw out their clown faces,
build their clown costumes and create a stage for their performance, make scrap
books and original artworks.
Impact NW - Richmond Place, Portland OR
Burnet Middle School, Burnet, TX
Thank You Dreaming Zebra,
" . . . You are going to make such a difference.
We normally have to scrounge for supplies and
now we will be able to finish a project and it can
all be the same color. The beads are going to
make fantastic ornaments for our Christmas
trees and decorations for papier mache masks.
THANK YOU!
Nancy Ebelin, Art Teacher, Burnet Middle School
Thank You Dreaming Zebra,
" . . . You are going to make such a difference.
We normally have to scrounge for supplies and
now we will be able to finish a project and it can
all be the same color. The beads are going to
make fantastic ornaments for our Christmas
trees and decorations for papier mache masks.
THANK YOU!
Nancy Ebelin, Art Teacher, Burnet Middle School
"The Dreaming Zebra Foundation has just touched the lives of my two granddaughters who
live in the very small, dusty town of Bertam in western Texas, one in grade school and the
other in middle school. Both are interested in art; both are in schools with limited resources for
teaching art. Working from wish lists submitted by their schools, the Foundation has recently
provided both schools with a very substantial increase in their art supplies, benefitting not
only my granddaughters, but the entire students
bodies.
I know from personal experience that an early exposure to manual arts greatly benefits learning
across the whole spectrum of education, if by no other means than by stimulating imagination
and helping form the links between the mental and manual aspects of learning. I was fortunate
to have such an early exposure and I have benefitted from it my entire life. Being the link
between my granddaughters’ schools and the Foundation has been the highest privilege I had in 2008,
and the Foundation has my most sincere gratitude.
Bernard J. Sullivan, Pensacola, FL
live in the very small, dusty town of Bertam in western Texas, one in grade school and the
other in middle school. Both are interested in art; both are in schools with limited resources for
teaching art. Working from wish lists submitted by their schools, the Foundation has recently
provided both schools with a very substantial increase in their art supplies, benefitting not
only my granddaughters, but the entire students
bodies.
I know from personal experience that an early exposure to manual arts greatly benefits learning
across the whole spectrum of education, if by no other means than by stimulating imagination
and helping form the links between the mental and manual aspects of learning. I was fortunate
to have such an early exposure and I have benefitted from it my entire life. Being the link
between my granddaughters’ schools and the Foundation has been the highest privilege I had in 2008,
and the Foundation has my most sincere gratitude.
Bernard J. Sullivan, Pensacola, FL
| the Dreaming Zebra Foundation |
Abled Hawaii Artists' Festival 2008
The Sanctuary Art Center, Seattle WA
Aloha Dreaming Zebra and THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for the amazing art supplies, Tati LOVES them!
Here are some pictures of her opening the box. Again I can't thank you enough for being such a help and
inspiration to young artists; you make it possible for young artists like Tati to make their dreams a reality.
With much love,
Rose Barber, Instructor, Muse Art Studio
Here are some pictures of her opening the box. Again I can't thank you enough for being such a help and
inspiration to young artists; you make it possible for young artists like Tati to make their dreams a reality.
With much love,
Rose Barber, Instructor, Muse Art Studio
Ethos Music Center, Portland, OR
Tatiana Tatton, Scholarship Student, age 14, Pahoa, HI
David Douglas Mentoring Program, Portland, OR
"My sincerest thank you . . . Our group of
dedicated painters were like kids in a candy
shop, pulling out tubes of paint, putting them
on the palette and then on the canvas. One
youth already sold a painting that used some
of the paints from this donation. We are
grateful for your organization and this new
relationship."
Troy Carter
Executive Director
dedicated painters were like kids in a candy
shop, pulling out tubes of paint, putting them
on the palette and then on the canvas. One
youth already sold a painting that used some
of the paints from this donation. We are
grateful for your organization and this new
relationship."
Troy Carter
Executive Director
Greetings Dreaming Zebra,
Thank you so much for your more than generous donation that you made to
the children of Richmond Place on June 17th, 2009. The art supplies that you
were able to provide us are amazing and will allow us to begin our arts and
crafts classes fully equipped! We will be starting classes here at Richmond
Place, our transitional housing center, to allow children that have just returned
to their parents from foster care to express themselves through art and allow
them the means to explore their creativity. Without your kind donation this
would not be possible.
I was also amazed with how quickly you were able to get the supplies ready
and even delivered! The quality of the supplies, the generosity of your staff
and the efficiency in which your organization operated all amazed me. I look
forward to working with Dreaming Zebra again in the future!
Thank you,
Mary Mulkey
ImpactNW Richmond Place
Thank you so much for your more than generous donation that you made to
the children of Richmond Place on June 17th, 2009. The art supplies that you
were able to provide us are amazing and will allow us to begin our arts and
crafts classes fully equipped! We will be starting classes here at Richmond
Place, our transitional housing center, to allow children that have just returned
to their parents from foster care to express themselves through art and allow
them the means to explore their creativity. Without your kind donation this
would not be possible.
I was also amazed with how quickly you were able to get the supplies ready
and even delivered! The quality of the supplies, the generosity of your staff
and the efficiency in which your organization operated all amazed me. I look
forward to working with Dreaming Zebra again in the future!
Thank you,
Mary Mulkey
ImpactNW Richmond Place
Clark County Parks and Recreation, Las Vegas, NV
Dreaming Zebra has been a huge support in helping us to keep the Rise Above Arts Program
going. The Rise Above art and writing program serves youth at A Safe Place for Youth, a
shelter provided by Boys and Girls Aid Society. The materials that Dreaming Zebra supplied
have given the teens further opportunities to express themselves which has been vital to their
self esteem. An added component to Dreaming Zebra's help was the opportunity to exhibit
the teens’ work at Re-vision Gallery at SCRAP. Thank you so much!
Alice Hill
going. The Rise Above art and writing program serves youth at A Safe Place for Youth, a
shelter provided by Boys and Girls Aid Society. The materials that Dreaming Zebra supplied
have given the teens further opportunities to express themselves which has been vital to their
self esteem. An added component to Dreaming Zebra's help was the opportunity to exhibit
the teens’ work at Re-vision Gallery at SCRAP. Thank you so much!
Alice Hill
Rise Above Arts Program, Hillsboro, OR
Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA
Dear Dreaming Zebra,
Thank you very much! The kiln you donated is going to be a huge
asset to our program at Prairie High School. Our plans to begin a
course offering, with glass as a major media, is about to become a
reality for next school year. I have so many students interested in the
class already. The students have noticed our new kiln addition and
that has opened up conversations about the class that is 'glass art'
based. We are intending to use the kiln primarily for glass fusing
and annealing of small glass sculptures. I have plans to include in
the 'glass art' class: glass etching, fusing, stained glass, mosaic
creation, glass bead and small glass sculpture formation. My ideas
just keep flowing...I am so excited. Thank you for all of your support
and encouragement.
Kristie Vinyard, Fine Art Dept.
Thank you very much! The kiln you donated is going to be a huge
asset to our program at Prairie High School. Our plans to begin a
course offering, with glass as a major media, is about to become a
reality for next school year. I have so many students interested in the
class already. The students have noticed our new kiln addition and
that has opened up conversations about the class that is 'glass art'
based. We are intending to use the kiln primarily for glass fusing
and annealing of small glass sculptures. I have plans to include in
the 'glass art' class: glass etching, fusing, stained glass, mosaic
creation, glass bead and small glass sculpture formation. My ideas
just keep flowing...I am so excited. Thank you for all of your support
and encouragement.
Kristie Vinyard, Fine Art Dept.
Dear Dreaming Zebra Foundation,
Thank you for the great art materials that your organization has provided for us! The eighth graders
have nearly finished their Dia de Los Muertos alters and K-5 have enjoyed making calavera masks
decorated with the colorful assortments of ribbons. Graves 4, 5, 7, and 8 have also made colorful
banners of papel picado. Whenever I mention "Art Activity" the kids immediately light up. Thank you
for helping to make this possible.
Muchas Gracias!
Caitlin Matthews
Thank you for the great art materials that your organization has provided for us! The eighth graders
have nearly finished their Dia de Los Muertos alters and K-5 have enjoyed making calavera masks
decorated with the colorful assortments of ribbons. Graves 4, 5, 7, and 8 have also made colorful
banners of papel picado. Whenever I mention "Art Activity" the kids immediately light up. Thank you
for helping to make this possible.
Muchas Gracias!
Caitlin Matthews
Harvey Scott Elementary School, Portland, OR
Starting in August we have our Camp Bristlecone, which focuses on developmental disabilities, these products will help them to
create bird feeders, planting pots, bandanas and many more projects that will help to bring out their artistic side.
Dreaming Zebra, along with their partners, have been a great support and truly have made our Camps a success.Thank you for all
your time, support and care.
Missy Klippert, Clark County Parks and Recreation-Camps
create bird feeders, planting pots, bandanas and many more projects that will help to bring out their artistic side.
Dreaming Zebra, along with their partners, have been a great support and truly have made our Camps a success.Thank you for all
your time, support and care.
Missy Klippert, Clark County Parks and Recreation-Camps
Dominion Middle School, Columbus, OH
We received your package on Friday - everything was
wonderful! We will use all of these materials during our "Make Your Own
WHO Costume" day. Should be tons of fun! Can't wait get started!
Thank you for helping us out. It really brightens my day to have to worry
about how I'm going to get certain things and improves the theatrical
experience for my students. Thank you!
--Emily Foster, Drama Program Director
wonderful! We will use all of these materials during our "Make Your Own
WHO Costume" day. Should be tons of fun! Can't wait get started!
Thank you for helping us out. It really brightens my day to have to worry
about how I'm going to get certain things and improves the theatrical
experience for my students. Thank you!
--Emily Foster, Drama Program Director