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ArtWavEs Nourish the Children

Food, Eco-Arts and AWEsome Education
For “CHAMPIONS WHO PLAY IT FORWARD”

What inspired me to start volunteering with Feed the Children was a tragedy that occurred when my 20-year-old brother took his own life 43 years ago. I searched the globe for solutions to his despair, earning a Ph. D. in Creative Arts, working professionally as a Performer, Wellness Coach & Speaker, & teaching Yoga to thousands of people who learned to turn confusion into clarity, strength and joy.

We discovered this: together, we can save lives and make a world that works for everyone! As champions of the next generations, we intend to reverse the destructive trends society has fostered by “Playing it Forward.”

ArtWavEs (AWE) reflects the Chinese saying, “Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach him to fish, he eats forever.” We’re giving kids healthy meals and living skills to bring themselves out of pain and poverty through whole brain educational experiences that will serve them for a lifetime.

HEALTHY CHILDREN = HEALTHY COMMUNITIES = A HEALTHY PLANET

We are excited about our fall/winter program that includes. . .

• Art service ongoing at KONAWAENA HIGH SCHOOL in classes with Michelle Obregon, Ellen Crocker and myself leading Blessing Banner creation.

• Food service, plant-based education, music, movement and Blessing Banner painting at the Fall October 5th – 9th ECO-ARTS CAMP AT KEALAKEHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL with a dynamic team of professional and volunteer educators and chefs.

• Our DECEMBER 22nd HOLIDAY ‘OHANA DINNER hosted at Daifuku-ji Temple in Honalo with Chef Stephen Rouelle of UNDER THE BODHI TREE Restaurant bringing his incredible plant-based menu to the table in service to keiki and families of Hawaii Island.

• The Blessing Banner process and exhibit is being requested at three more schools. With your financial support, we can involve more kids in this fun-loving, life-saving effort. We’ll keep you posted!

The world is evolving in the direction we choose. We started Feed the Children with the finding that one in five children go to bed hungry in the U. S. A. For many more, their souls are hungry for exactly what ArtWavEs offers. After three years of hard work, we’re making headway.

Under the direction of amazing people and awesome volunteers, what began as yoga and dance classes for homeless keiki transformed into food service for the indigent and morphed into a platform for WHOLE CHILD HEALTH through plant-based living skills, mindful movement training and silk prayer flag-making.

Our goal of 108 BLESSING BANNERS painted by Big Island kids of all races, ages and from every corner of the island started as a dream to help kids focus on their positive visions and now is a testament to their strength in converting struggle into hope and beauty.

Donations will go toward:
- 38 more pre-hemmed silk flags to be painted by children and teens before Christmas
- Eco-Arts Camp Supplies – Baskets, Servingware, Hygiene Items, Take-Home Care & Gift Packages
- Plants and Containers.
- Nutritional Food to serve 950 meals between now and December 31st.
- Fresh Produce – In-Kind Contributions Invited!
- Yoga Supplies
- 15 – ¼ inch thick yoga mats
- 15 – yoga blocks
- Paint, Brushes and Art – In-Kind Contributions Invited!
- Gasoline and Administration
- Educator Fees
- 1 – large folding cart to transport art frame, materials and mats easier.
- 2 – gym bags for transport.
- the 10% Go Fund Me Fee

Help us continue to promote positive expression through food service, creative skills-building and art-making. Please support our cause to actively transform the darkness into light by giving to help us continue to make ArtWavEs (AWE!)

Will you be a “Champion Who Plays It Forward” for the next generation and seven more after that? We encourage you to be among the lucky godparents who help us Feed the Children and complete this AWEsome array of 108 Blessing Banners for Good Luck, Healthy Food and Prosperity for All Our Relations.

See the joy on the children’s faces and know they have something to smile about. So will you.

Big Beautiful Blessings,

Marya for ArtWavEs Nourish the Children

In Partnership with Kona Coast Wellness and Creative Arts Center, Hawaiian Wellness, Loom of Love. In Alliance with the Sanctuary of Mana Kea Gardens, a 501c3 organization (FEIN Number Furnished on Request)

“Money can buy anything except meaning.” — Jacob Needleman