NBC26 Cares: Give Big Green Bay

THE 24-HOUR"ONLINE GIVINGEVENT"..

STARTS ATNOON..

ON FEBRUARY18TH.FORTYORGANIZATIONS..HAVE BEEN CHOSENTO RECEIVEDONATIONS THISYEAR.STACYENGEBRETSON..SHOWS YOU ONE OFTHE NON-PROFITS...IN TONIGHT'S "N-B-C26 CARES.""MOSAIC ARTS" IN"GREEN BAY"..

IS AN"ARTS ADVOCACYORGANIZATION"..FOUNDED BACK IN19-79.LEADERS SAY THEMONEY RAISEDTHROUGH "GIVE BIGGREEN BAY"..

WILLHELP THEM CONTINUETO SUPPORT LOCALARTISTS..

ANDEXPAND THEIRPROGRAMMING IN THECOMMUNITY."MOSAIC ARTS"..

ISBEST KNOWN..

FORPUTTING-ON TWOPOPULAR FESTIVALS."ART STREET" IN THESUMMER... AND"ARTIGRAS" IN THEWINTER..

WHEREARTISTS CAN SELLTHEIR UNIQUECREATIONS.SILVIJAJENSENMOSAIC ARTSEXEC.

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-- (9:48:16)"to have someone growtheir career through one ofour events is justrewarding to see."(9:48:21)BUT EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR "SILVIJAJENSEN" SAYS.."MOSAIC ARTS"..FOCUSES ONEDUCATION..

AS WELL.THEIR "U-R ART"CLASSES..

COMBINELITERATURE AND ART.SILVIJAJENSENMOSAIC ARTSEXEC.

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-- (9:51:27)"we go in and we kind ofread through a book, weshare the message in thatbook, and then kind oftailor the art programmingto that." (9:51:38)DURING THISSESSION..

AT "THEMICAH CENTER"... ADAYTIME RESOURCECENTER FOR THOSETRYING TOOVERCOMEHOMELESSNESS...PARTICIPANTS ARECREATING A "COAT OFARMS."SILVIJAJENSENMOSAIC ARTSEXEC.

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-- (9:51:41)"we talked about who amI?

(9:51:43) you knowwhat makes me me.

Whatmakes me unique?"(9:51:47)ALEXA PRIDDYDIR.

OFCOMMUNITYENGAGEMENT, ST.JOHN'S THEEVANGELISTHOMELESS SHELTER --(14:31:51) "it'sempowering for them tobe able to explore theircreative side , their artisticside and really gain theconfidence that maybethey've lost along theway." (14:32:01)DAWON JONES --(14:14:56) "that support.(14:14:58) people that feelthey don't have support,and (14:15:00) when yousit in that circle, drawing,reading a book or sometype of game, they don'tknow that's support rightthere." (14:15:08)JENSEN IS WORKINGTO BRING THEPROGRAMMING TOPRISONS..(9:48:44) it can be usedfor mental health, it can beused for therapy (9:48:46)"AGING ANDDISABILITY RESOURCECENTERS"..

ANDSCHOOLS.SILVIJAJENSENMOSAIC ARTSEXEC.

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-- (9:58:40)"research shows thatstudents who doparticipate in artseducation again build thatself confidence but they'realso more likely to remainin school, and stay out oftrouble, graduate fromhigh school." (9:58:51)BUT EXPANDINGSERVICES..

TAKESMONEY.AND NOW..

"MOSAICARTS"..

WILL GET ABOOST..

THROUGH"GIVE BIG GREENBAY."THE "GREATERGREEN BAYCOMMUNITYFOUNDATION"..

ANDTHE "GREEN BAYPACKERSFOUNDATION"..

CHOSETHE NONPROFIT..

TORECEIVE FUNDS..FROM THEIR 24-HOURCROWDFUNDINGEVENT.SILVIJAJENSENMOSAIC ARTSEXEC.

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-- (9:53:56)"flatterred , grateful(9:53:58) overwhelmed."(9:53:59)THEIR GOAL IS TOCREATE "ART BOXES"..WITH SUPPLIES ANDLESSON PLANS..

THATPEOPLE CAN CHECKOUT.BUT "GIVE BIGGREEN BAY"..

ALSOHELPS RAISEAWARENESS..

OFMOSAIC ARTS'MISSION.MOLLY CAREY,MARKETING ANDEVENT COORDINATOR,MOASIC ARTS --(10:06:35) "it's a greatfeeling that we can spreadthe word of what we do."(10:06:39)"DAWON JONES"..HOPES COMEFEBRUARY 18TH..

THECOMMUNITY WILLDONATEGENEROUSLY..

SOMORE PEOPLE..

LIKEHIM..

CAN FEEL THEHEALING EFFECTS..OF THE ARTS.DAWON JONES --(14:20:56) "it's a blessingand (14:20:58) peopleneed to just continue togive with a cheerful heart."(14:21:02)"SAINT JOHN THEEVANGELIST"..

WHICHRUNS "THE MICAHCENTER"..

IS ALSOONE OF THE FORTYNONPROFITS..

YOUCAN DONATE TO..DURING "GIVE BIGGREEN BAY."TO SEE THE FULLLIST OFORGANIZATIONS..

GOTO "N-B-C 26 DOTCOM."NBC26.LAST YEAR'S EVENT..RAISED NEARLYONE-POINT-FOURMILLION DOLLARS!ORGANIZERS HOPETO BEAT THAT..DURING THIS YEAR'S"GIVE BIG GREENBAY"..

WHICH RUNSFROM NOONFEBRUARY 18TH..

TONOON FEBRUARY19TH.MANY OF THENONPROFITS WILL BEHOLDING SPECIALCOMMUNITY EVENTS..DURING THAT TIME.WE HAVE A LINK..

TOEVERYTHING YOUNEED TO KNOW..

ONOUR WEBSITE.NBC26 IS PROUD..TO BE THE "T-VPARTNER" FOR THEEVENT..

AGAIN THISYEAR.SPORTS IS NEXT.