Artwork by an adolescent patient. Arts For Life is a nonprofit that brings the arts to young patients battling cancer and other serious illnesses, improving the lives and healthcare experiences of hundreds of children and adolescents each year by teaching visual arts, music and creative writing. Recently a young boy undergoing chemotherapy who sat working at Arts For Life’s art table in a pediatric hematology oncology clinic created pictures of animals using paint, glitter and glue. As he added whiskers and a tail to his creature he looked up at his Arts For Life teacher and said, “I think I’m really good at this. Can we do it again next week?” He left the clinic smiling that day for the first time since he began coming for treatments. Info: 712-8120 or http://www.theartsforlife.org.
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2-1-1 referral specialists | 04/19/2007
AARP Tax-Aide | 02/13/2008
Academic Coach Program | 09/10/2008
Arts 2 People | 07/09/2008
Arts For Life | 03/14/2007
Asheville AIDS Walk 2008 | 10/01/2008
Asheville Area Arts Council | 11/28/2007
Asheville Chess Club | 01/09/2008
Asheville Civitan Club | 02/06/2008
Asheville Free Book Exchange | 07/16/2008
Asheville New Friends | 01/23/2008
Asheville Storytelling Circle | 10/31/2007
Asheville-Buncombe Education Coalition | 10/17/2007
AYUSA | 12/26/2007
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC | 05/16/2007
Blue Ridge Watermedia Society | 08/06/2008
Brother Wolf Canine Rescue | 01/16/2008
CarePartners Adult Day Services | 08/29/2007
CarePartners Hospice and Palliative Care Services | 06/06/2007
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | 07/25/2007
Child Abuse Prevention Services, Inc. | 06/12/2007
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of WNC (CCCS) | 05/30/2007
Council on Aging of Buncombe County | 09/12/2007
Differently Abled News Network, Inc. | 02/21/2007
Dogwood Alliance | 03/19/2008
Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group | 08/27/2008
ECO Water Quality | 07/05/2007
Family Support Network of WNC | 09/03/2008
Family Visitation Center | 09/05/2007
Girl Scouts | 09/24/2008
Helios Veterans Complementary Health Care Program | 02/27/2008
Helpmate | 04/04/2007
Individuals Reforming Ideas to Secure Equality | 03/07/2007
Kiwanis Club of Asheville | 01/02/2008
Loving Food Resources | 07/18/2007
Managua, Nicaragua, Health and Education Center | 03/26/2008
Meals On Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County | 07/31/2007
Mountin’ Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center | 06/20/2007
National Down Syndrome Society | 10/10/2007
No More Victims | 06/12/2008
North Carolina Creative Autistic Living and Learning, Inc. | 07/11/2007
Old Buncombe County Genealogy Society | 10/03/2007
Open Hearts Art Center | 02/20/2008
Panic Fans for Food | 12/12/2007
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute | 11/14/2007
Pisgah Legal Services | 05/08/2008
Quality Forward | 06/18/2008
Reuter Center Singers | 01/30/2008
River Link | 04/16/2008
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation | 10/24/2007
Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association | 12/05/2007
The Asheville Affiliates | 04/23/2008
The Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Team | 04/02/2008
The Asheville Mural Project | 06/25/2008
The Asheville Mushroom Club | 07/30/2008
The Asheville Puppetry Alliance | 11/07/2007
The Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross | 06/27/2007
The Association of Retarded Citizens of Buncombe County | 08/15/2007
The Botanical Gardens at Asheville | 05/14/2008
The Bountiful Cities Project | 05/02/2008
The Carolina Theatre | 05/23/2008
The Henderson County Senior Softball League | 07/23/2008
The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program | 04/11/2007
The Lewis Rathbun Center | 03/21/2007
The Literacy Council of Buncombe County | 05/23/2007
The Mediation Center | 05/09/2007
The Men’s Garden Club of Asheville | 03/12/2008
The Montford Park Players | 08/13/2008
The Mountain Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence | 09/17/2008
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program | 02/28/2007
The Shiloh Community Association | 07/02/2008
Three Streams Family Health Center | 03/28/2007
Together We Read | 03/05/2008
Transylvania Community Arts Council | 08/22/2007
Under One Sky | 09/26/2007
United Way / Mountain Housing Opportunities | 08/08/2007
Western North Carolina AIDS Project | 11/21/2007
Western North Carolina Knitters and Crocheters for Others | 09/19/2007
WNC Peace Coalition | 06/04/2008
Women’s Equality Day | 08/20/2008
YWCA of Asheville | 10/08/2008
