A Pediatric Art Therapy Program
At the American Art Therapy Association Conference last week in Seattle, I bought $5 worth of raffle tickets to benefit the Multicultural Committee’s Scholarship Fund. Much to my surprise, at the end of the closing reception they drew the tickets and called out my name! Here is a picture of the banner, hanging in the art area at the clinic at Lombardi.
American Art Therapy Association Multicultural Commitee Art Banner
An eleven year old girl whose father had been battling cancer for quite some time participated actively in art therapy sessions provided by Tracy's Kids in Northern Virginia. It is easy to imagine the fear and tension, maybe confusion, that would be in the mind of a child in that situation. One afternoon in early 2009, as the little girl left the art room, she discreetly left behind a Post-it note. Her brief message—a mere nine words—says all that needs to be said about Tracy's Kids.Tracy’s Kids is a 501.c.3 charitable organization helping young cancer patients and their families cope with the emotional stress and trauma of cancer and its treatment. Our federal tax ID number is 26-3835257.
Our mission is to ensure that the children and families we serve are emotionally equipped to fight cancer as actively as possible—and prepared for the time when they are cancer free.
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