In December 2010, a community member began hosting FILL-anthropic fundraisers at the Willimantic Brewing Company. On March 11, 2015 a new era of this popular fundraiser will begin as the Willimantic Brewing Company fully adopts it as one of its monthly events.
Everyone is invited to join in a FILL-anthropic Get Together on March 11th from 6-9 pm at the Willimantic Brewing Company. The evening’s recipient will be the STORYLINE Project. The mission of the STORYLINE Project is to engage Windham students with the arts through storytelling & drawing projects led by artists and librarians, and to promote creative problem-solving and critical thinking in all aspects of their education.
The STORYLINE Project is a partnership between educators, artists, librarians, Main Street business people, local schoolchildren, Eastern Connecticut State University and by extension the entire community of Windham. Kerri Gallery & Art Studio is the venue for local children to experience arts education in a new and exciting way.
Elementary school students are given the opportunity to tell stories by making art. As a result they gain first-hand experience in the flexible thinking, risk-taking and creative problem-solving needed to face today’s – and tomorrow’s – most complex and pressing challenges. Today’s third-graders will become adults in a world we can hardly imagine. To succeed in that world, to thrive in fields that don’t exist yet, they must learn to be innovative, creative, imaginative and confident. Arts education like the STORYLINE project encourages students to embrace the experimentation and exploration they will need to succeed in the future.
Willibrew makes charitable giving easy. You can either join in the fun in the Post Master’s Office or spend time in our pub or dining room and a leave a donation with your server. Willibrew also makes fundraising easy; we will host FILL-anthropic Get Togethers on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. If you are interested in finding out more about how FILL-anthropic can help your cause, send an email to karen.gilbransen@willibrew.com.