Crystal Cove hosts Family Art Club
Crystal Cove State Park will unite local professional artists with families under a tent at their weekly Family Art Club.
The club will meet from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays and will include beach watercolor journaling, marine life sculpture, photo mosaics and nature photography.
Cost is $35 for each parent-child pair ($30 for Crystal Cove Alliance members); additional children $15. Appropriate for visitors 7 and older.
Families will meet at the Crystal Cove Alliance headquarters, cottage No. 45 in the Historic District. For reservations, visit www.crystalcovealliance.org.
Club awarded enrichment grant
The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach was recently granted $7,600 by a committee of State Street employees, which will provide supplies for the club’s core youth programs.
The art program engages young people in the arts in order to foster creativity, confidence and the capability to contribute to the world.
Gym Superstars, a new club program in the athletic department, gets kids up and moving, teaches them about healthy nutrition, and incorporates positive character development into fast and fun games.
The education/technology department teaches children computer skills by hosting fun projects such as a club newsletter, where children act as reporters and are responsible for the articles they write. Dragon Quest, a hands-on science program, and Culture Club, a program that teaches children about customs, music, games and foods of other countries also aim to make kids excited about learning.
“We are so grateful for State Street’s support both financially and in promoting their employees to volunteer at the club,” said Pamela Estes, executive director for the Boys & Girls Club.
State Street, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, became involved with the club in 2007 when one of their employees, whose child participated in the club’s after-school program, shared how her child enjoyed the programs.
“State Street employees who were club members as children [know] the impact of having an active and enriching environment throughout their childhood. They are passionate about continuing to make an enriching environment available for today’s children,” said State Street representative Teresa Ashley.
For more information about the Boys & Girls Club, call Michelle Ray at (949) 494-2535 ext. 103.
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