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NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVERSTARLIGHT ARTISTS:Student artists from St. Matthew School (left) and St. James School (right) show their art that will be auctioned online to raise money by the Starlight Children's Foundation. Half of the money goes to the Starlight foundation and the other half is returned to the school to help with art initiatives. For more information and to bid on the artwork go to www.starlightcanada.org.Student artwork will help families of sick childrenBy Dominik Kurekis to help individuals find a distraction to their who are in need.ity of life of other children, to think of others. OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFillnesses, such as through entertainment, trips His fellow schoolmate Isabella Thornton When you talk about what does Jesus ask of us, and events.was excited to have been selected and said it was its to help others and I want them to see that The artistic talents of local children will be Each participating child had to make a pic-likely because of the artistic talents she inher-in a real form, he said.put on an online display in an effort to help ture, using water-based pencil crayons, which ited from her grandfather.The teacher said the students were very improve the lives of children with chronic or represents the theme of hope and courage. It feels really good to help people, she enthusiastic to participate.life-threatening illnesses or life altering injuries.The schools selected the nine best pieces and added.The project will also select the top piece Students at Oakvilles St. James, St. Joan of sent them off to Starlight where those pictures Jeremy Putnins, a Grade 4 teacher at St. from each school, then later on the top two Arc and St. Matthew schools participated in the will then be auctioned online, in April, with half James said the project has a dual benefit to his artworks from each province and those will 1st Annual Childrens National Art Project, for the proceeds returning to the school and the students, one is that it can be used in the art later be whittled down to the three national children in Grades 4 to 6. The project is put on other going to the foundation for its work.curriculum and the other is that the children winners.by the Starlight Childrens Foundation of Canada, This is great, said Daniel Kobko, a Grade 4 can learn to help others.Each school will have its own auction page at which provides support to children and families St. James student and one of nine whos work I think the children will learn social respon-www.starlightproject.org, active between April 1 to help them get relief from their pain. Its focus was selected from his school. This helps people sibility, to use their talents to improve the qual-and 15. Minimum bids are $25 for each piece.BridalShowWEDDING SHOWGlen Abbey Golf Clubs 1333 Dorval Drive s Oakville ONFashion ShowContests and PrizesWin a Golf Foursome ContestThousands in Prizes to be WonIMPRESSIONSFriday, April 8 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.We have been providing exceptional, full-day, Saturday, April 9 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.early education programs for decades. 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