I am on the board of a nonprofit,
Mikayla's Voice, which works with children of all abilities through inclusive practices in schools and the community. The children we work with have been blessed with an appreciation for children with disabilities and along the way have developed great friendships.
Today I decided to share with you a post that I published on
Mikayla's Voice blog. If you like what you read here, maybe you will take the time to visit the pages of our website.
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The Wheels of Friendship inclusive painting program has given children of various abilities the opportunity to create amazing artwork. Most recently, Mikayla and Kim worked with students at the
Easton Area Middle School.
"Many Snowflakes, All Unique"
"Many Colors, On One Tree."
The boys are shown in the picture above with Skills USA students from the
Bethlehem Vocational-Technical School. The BAVTS building trades students build the frames and wrap the canvases for all the painting created through the Wheels of Friendship program.
Alex stands proudly with his family in front of the painting he and his classmates created,
"Many Colors, On One Tree."
"Many Snowflakes, All Unique" hangs prominently behind Adam and his family.
The paintings and their titles epitomize the meaning of inclusion!
Mikayla poses with her mom, Kim (left)
and Colleen Mooney-McGee, the manager of community and government affairs at
The grant for this program is funded by
Crayola.