Art in the Square paints a beautiful charitable picture

These grants will help fund many life-changing opportunities.

By Larre Green - Larre’s Corner -2014

Art in the Square — held in the Southlake Town Square — was a “beautiful” success. And now let’s hand out the money!

After all, the hard work is done and all the accounting completed, then comes the best part . . . the passing out of the money.

After 15 years of bringing some of the best artists to our area, Art in the Square has surpassed the $2 million dollar mark in net proceeds. As has been done in the past, this year’s dollars raised were then distributed to many of our community’s incredible charities.

Recently, the Southlake Women’s Club Foundation approved $190,000 in grant funding from the 2014 proceeds to be disbursed. These grants will help fund so many life-changing opportunities such as scholarships, summer camp, and housing programs to help abused women and children, along with meal assistance for children, families, and senior citizens.

This year’s recipients are: Advent Urban Youth Development, Alliance for Children, Apex Arts League, Arts Council Northeast, Call A Ride in Southlake, Christ’s Haven for Children, Christmas is for Children, Christmas Providers, Community Enrichment Center, Community Hospice of Texas, Community Storehouse, FEAT-NT, Friends of Southlake Library, Girls of Greatness, GRACE, I can still shine!, Metroport Meals On Wheels, Mission Central Metroplex, North Texas SNAP, SafeHaven of Tarrant County, Special Olympics Texas - Southlake Carroll, Summer Santa, Tarrant Area Food Bank, The Battered Women’s Foundation, The Ladder Alliance, The WARM Place and the Southlake Women’s Club Foundation Scholarships - CISD.

Congratulations on an outstanding job and for making lives in our community so much better.