Imagine this…John Busby as a two year old toddler going to The Children’s Museum of Atlanta in Centennial Olympic Park with his parents while licking an armadillo shaped lolly pop. Pretty mind boggling, eh!
And so was this morning’s guest speaker, Ms. Karen Kelly, of the Atlanta Children’s Museum and her two colleagues.
Imagine it! Children aged 2 years and up can learn, play, and explore to their heart’s content. With The Atlanta Children’s Museum’s basic philosophy that ‘young children learn through play’, a child’s ‘wildest imagination can run free’. Their most creative dreams can become a reality. A child’s idea of fun and play come to life. And the best part of the ‘equation’ is all programming and projects at the museum are guided by educators and childhood development professionals.
This museum is a place where children eight and under can learn and explore together with other children and with their grown-ups in a safe, fun, hands-on environment. There are no “do not touch” signs at this museum. Everything there is for the active, creative minds of young children so they can learn, invent, and play. It is an ‘open, interactive area’ filled with unique, entertaining and educational areas to explore. Weather a child wants to climb a tree house, build sand castles with ‘extraordinary sand’ found nowhere else, there are ‘infinite opportunities for ‘broadening’ a young child’s mindset by learning, creating, and playing in a ‘one-of-a kind’ museum setting.
The current museum exhibit is called “Under the Big Top”. You are the ‘ring master’ who orchestrates the goings on at ‘your circus’ in the museum. This exhibit was built in the scene shop of Georgia Shakespeare Theater. It encompasses approximately 2,500 square feet and costs over $150,000, and has a 20 minute educational circus play.
For more information on the Atlanta Children’s museum, please call 404-659-5437 or access on the internet at www.imagineit-cma.org . This exhibit is presented at the museum with the proud sponsorship of the Coca-Cola Foundation, the ING foundation, and the Rich Foundation. Media sponsorship is by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Major funding is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
Club President Sherry Neal recently returned from this year’s convention in Orlando, Florida. Two amendments that passed and can be used by Clubs are: Club officers can be elected for two years; Clubs can now use electronic or papers ballets for club elections.
Our Club make a contribution for this project and received a thank you letter in response.
The convention this year is in Orlando, Florida. Club President Sherry Neal will attend on behalf of the Club.
A ‘back to school’ picnic will be held July 26th; 11:00AM-2:00PM at the Shelter. 173 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30312
Volunteer opportunities for the picnic are needed for: the Registration desk, Donation Table, Cotton candy and Popcorn stand, Game attendants, Face painting, arts and Crafts attendant, Book Bag distribution, the Moonwalk, and the Cleanup crew.
Please RSVP by July 13th. Telephone: 404-522-6056 or email at AMcbride@genesisanewlife.org
The Club will help downtown restaurant merchants celebrate Wednesday July 23rd at 7PM at the French American Brassiere, 300 Ivan Allen Blvd. Make your reservation. Telephone: 404-266-1440 it’s a THREE course dinner for $25.
Kiwanis members from other clubs attending this morning meeting were: Ron Weeks, Bob Wiggins, Jack McFarland, Claude Grizzard, Paul Harrison and Hank Fellows.
Ms. Becky Kurtz, was the guest of Mr. Fred Scheer at this morning’s meeting.
Speaker Karen Kelly of the Atlanta Children’s museum was assisted in her presentation by Ms. Roxanne Flagg, and Ms. Laura Angel.
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