A Gold medal to Get Started Art and Essex Freemasons
The charity continues from strength to strength bringing joy to thousands of children in Essex schools and youth groups
During Children's Art Week (June 28th to July 7th), local charity ‘Get Started Art’ organised an art competition for thousands of children in Essex schools and youth groups. The competition aimed to create Olympic-style artworks, or to colour pre-designed mandala-style colouring pages.
Essex Freemasons, from the Cross Keys Community Fund and Orsett Lodge No. 5424 helped to support the event and donated well over 100 Art Sets as prizes to be awarded for the most imaginative and colourful designs, bringing joy to the thousands of children in local schools and children's charities across the County that took part.
Get Started Art, who recently led a UK campaign for awareness of Dementia Action Week
https://www.essexfreemasons.org.uk/news/gsa-mhc and donated 20,000 Art Therapy Books across the UK, have now collaborated with local schools on numerous occasions to promote Arts and Crafts in the community.
Get Started Art founder and Essex Freemason, David Barton commented:
“We are thrilled to once again work hand in hand with many local groups and are absolutely blown away by the high number of children who participated. It's wonderful to see so many children engaging in arts and crafts. Judging the winners from the thousands of entries we received was incredibly challenging, so congratulations to every child involved.”
Laura Hall, Footsteps Youth Group and Workshop also commented:
“Thank you so much to the Get Started Art team and Essex Freemasons for the wonderful donation of Olympic colouring and prizes. The Footsteps members absolutely loved taking part in the competition, and the top three were thrilled with their prizes, it really helped us all get into the Olympic spirit. We can't thank you enough for your continued support for our club and we hope you know how much it's appreciated.”
The Art Therapy Books project ‘Get Started Art’ a charity, founded by Essex Freemason, David Barton just over 18 months ago, who united lodges that meet at the Cross Keys Masonic centre in Thurrock to form the Cross Keys Community Fund.
The lodges include Saint John’s No. 1343 – St Georges No. 4117 – Thurrock No. 4757 – Old Palmerians No. 5632 – Henry de Gray No. 6627 and Stifford Heath No. 8327.
Photos
Top: Olympic style artwork colouring fun
Left (L-R): Freemasons awarding prizes (David Barton, Chris Bushell, Phil Smith)
Right: Footsteps Youth Group and Workshop
Bottom: Year 1 winners in Upminster
