Giving Tuesday
It’s the perfect time to support
Arts Education
Each month, TOSS serves over 1,000 students in the public school system through workshops that connect art with relevant literary, cultural, or STEAM based themes. Arts education is core to student development and we want to grow this program for more students!
Donor Prize - Sock Loops
🧶 If you contribute at least $50, you’ll receive a kit of 300 fiber loops. Here’s how is works:
Make a donation of at least $50, using the button below.
To confirm your fiber kit, make sure to share what three colors you want most, in the form!*
We’ll mail your package within the week.
*We will send you a fun variety of colors, but you can special request up to three colors using the color key (below). Kits will be an assortment of 10 colors. Supplies are limited and it will be first come first serve on those requests. If we run out of loops, we will fulfill as soon as our supply is replenished (we get new loops every month) but can't promise exact colors will reappear.
Color Key
Why all the artsy hullabaloo?
Unfortunately, we only have 1 art teacher in our 14 public elementary schools in Burke County, NC. We advocate for the visual arts and know it’s a powerful agent of change. Check it:
🧮 It adds up: Students who have art exposure are 4X more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, 3X more likely to win an award for school attendance, 3X more likely to be elected to class office, and 4X more likely to participate in a math and science fair.
🎓 Students with high arts participation and low socioeconomic status have a 4% percent dropout rate (as compared to 22% for students in the same bracket with no art).
👔 72% of business leaders say creativity is the number one skill they are seeking when hiring.
🧠 Exposure to the arts for just two hours every week can drastically improve mental health and overall well-being.
Stats from @americansforthearts
