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The Art Guild of Greene is awarded a $1,000 Green Grant in the Recycling Category as part of our 13^th Annual Green Grants Program!

The Art Guild of Greene has been a supporter of the art departments in the five Greene County School District since it was organized in 2012.  It support the teachers financially each semester in order for them to purchase supplies that are not covered in the school’s budget.  Each art teacher has been “adopted” by an Art Guild Of Greene Board Member, who keeps in touch with them to stay aware of the needs for that department.

Through this contact, it was discovered that the Primary School’s art teacher’s classroom is located in a trailer that doesn’t have running water.  The teacher transports water to the classroom for each class session, disposing of it outside after classes have ended.  The teacher also uses disposable hand wipes to clean the students’ hands after they participate in art projects.

With funds provided by this grant award, The Art Guild of Greene a rain barrel will be installed to capture rain draining off the art classroom roof, and will provide clean running water in trailer to use when painting and washing the students’ hands.  When the rain barrel water is collected and connected to the sink and drain, it will provide the water necessary for painting and other art projects, and eliminate the need for disposable hand wipes.

Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation Department made a donation  of the rain barrel.  Gutters will be installed on both the front and the rear of the Art Trailer, with connected downspouts that feed into the rain barrel; and an existing  sink will be modified with a functioning drain system beneath the trailer onto the asphalt foundation by a local plumber.

Having water available from the rain barrel to the Art Trailer for students to use for their art work will not only be easier on the art instructor, it will eliminate the need for disposable hand wipes, and reduce the amount of paper towels in the classroom.