We Need Your Help

The upcoming year promises to be an exciting and busy time for the National Creative Society. In addition to creating two additional scholarships to benefit our creative young people, we have scheduled participation in and sponsorship of a variety of youth-serving community events for our local students. Please take a moment to review some of these upcoming activities and events.

In November of 2010, we will sponsor the Children’s Art Tent at the Chiaha Harvest Festival. Student art from around the county will be on display. Through an arrangement with the Forum, much of this art will then be featured in an exhibit at the Forum. This Forum display will be continuously updated during the year to allow a large number of local student artists the opportunity to showcase their work. Also at Chiaha we will participate in the Children’s Activities venue. Board members and volunteers will work with children of all ages to produce their own works of art.

In December of 2010, we will sponsor a book fair at Barnes and Noble. Additionally in December we will launch our fully-revamped website. We have also established a National Creative Society blog and a dedicated National Creative Society Facebook page as part of our ongoing efforts to reach out to young people. Also during the month we will announce our second annual literary competition for local high school and middle school students.

In February of 2011, we will sponsor the annual Arts Showcase and Creative Careers Day. This year the event will be at the Forum. The Arts Showcase is normally held in the spring and the Creative Careers Day is usually held in the fall. We are combining the two in 2011 to be able to take advantage of the economies of scale that this action will provide. The two events will become one three-day event with the first two devoted to the Arts Showcase and the third devoted to Creative Careers Day.

In May of 2011, we will begin to announce the winners of our seven annual scholarships. The application process has been simplified this year, and all Rome City and Floyd County high school seniors are eligible to apply. The scholarships to be awarded are: The Charles Reichel Memorial Scholarship, The George Wallis Founder’s Scholarship, The Ouida Dickey Scholarship for Creative Writing, The Prospect Theater Founders and Angels Scholarship, The Fern Gibson Scholarship for Performing Arts, The Charlotte Reichel Scholarship for Vocal Performance, and The Wesley and Jean Johnson Scholarship for Visual Arts

As you can see, we have a busy year ahead of us, and your support is needed now more than ever. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to our 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization so that we may continue with the important work of nurturing the creativity of our young people. Thank you for your past support and for once again considering a contribution.

Sincerely,
Raymond L. Atkins, Executive Director
National Creative Society
P.O. Box 1564
Rome, GA 30162