Travelingjenny

On Saturday, the girls' school had their annual craft fair and bake sale. This year was extra special, though, because Grace's class had their very own table. As a class project, they had taken old bike parts (donated by local bike stores) and made them into art. For example, Grace made an elephant out of a hand brake (top photo) and a canoe (which she named Flash). They also painted notecards using bike parts. Pretty creative, right?! Together they assigned a price to each work of art, and then sold it at the fair, using their (still evolving) math skills to make change for people. Of course, Grace signed up for the very first 30-minute time slot at the table, and ended up staying there for two hours. She was proud of what they had created, and proud of the fact that the money was raised was going to benefit the Community Bicycle Center — an educational bike shop for at-risk youth.

A couple of days later, I accompanied Grace's class to the CBC in Biddeford to personally deliver the proceeds from their art sale ($145!). The money will be used to refurbish bikes for kids who can't afford their own. What a great place — and they even have a special bike that powers a blender! The kids got to drink smoothies that they made with their own pedal-power. Awesome.