AFC Arts Adventure Camp 2005:
We Beat The Heat With Cool Arts Activities!

From hip hop dance and West African drumming to our now famous talent showcase, "Arts Adventure Idol," the second season of the AFC Arts Adventure Camp has come and gone with great success! Our theme day, "Survivor South Africa" and the "beat boxing" workshop with professional, Chris Salvador, certainly added to the excitement around camp. These were some of many firsts that were introduced this summer. The Breakfast Club, dance department and Counsellor-In-Training Program were other additions that also fused seamlessly with the already existing innovative arts program.

One of the many rewarding moments was seeing the smiles on each camper's face after performing for family and friends on Visitor's Day. Beaming with pride, many of the children basked in the success of their first performance in front of an audience. We look forward to developing new programming, so that our campers have the very best experience the city has to offer, at a subsidized cost, for those who need it most.

Please visit www.artsforchildren.org for updates throughout the year.

Special thanks to the Sponsors & Donors of the AFC Arts Adventure Camp 2005

HSBC Bank Canada Funds Environmental Arts Program

HSBC Bank Canada has generously donated $25,000 a year to AFC for the next two years to develop an environmental awareness program for children from lower income areas in the city. These funds will allow AFC to:

• Send artist/instructors out to at least 10 schools each year to implement arts programming, integrating environmental themes.
• Plan and design an exhibit of children's art in the Atrium of BCE Place in 2006.

AFC is grateful to HSBC for their generosity and especially for their multi-year commitment.

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