Local Children's Artwork Featured on Products to Benefit The Children's Home
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- Created on Thursday, 02 October 2008 11:16
Our "Kids Helping Kids" art contest just keeps growing! More than 145 young artists submitted a variety of colorful artwork depicting their families and how they help and share with others, all to help the children and families served by The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center. The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center About the Chocolate: 2008 Kids Helping Kids art contest finalists "Family Love," by Jenna Malingowski, age 12 Untitled, by Allie Mroczkowski, age 9 "Put a little L.U.C.K. in your life," by Stephanie Shaw, age 6 "The Sky's the Limit," by Cassandra Shelpman, age 9 "Helping," by Danielle Vickers, age 9
Local celebrity judges -- including KDKA-TV reporter Dave Crawley, KISS FM 96.1 DJs Mikey & Bob, and University of Pittsburgh athletes Ashton Gibbs and Imani Harper -- selected five finalists’ artwork to be featured on private label packs of note cards, coffee, and fudge. The sale of these items benefits the programs of The Children's Home. The products come in a variety of sizes and make great gifts for parties, co-workers, teachers … or anyone!
All of the children who entered the contest were invited with their families to The Children's Home on October 2 to see all of the wonderful artwork and find out which would be featured on the product labels. Guests were also treated to entertainment by local ventriloquist Chris Donahoe of Backstage Pass Parties and a reading by Dave Crawley from his books, Cat Poems and Dog Poems.
Visit our online store to buy your note cards, coffee, and fudge or complete a specialty product order form and return it with payment to:
5324 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Fax: 412-441-0167
Fudge bars are covered in chocolate are rich and delicious. Fudge bars are produced by Fudgie Wudgie, a chocolate and fudge shop located in Pittsburgh’s strip district. Flavors include double chocolate, chocolate cheesecake, peanut butter and dark chocolate raspberry. Fudge bars are sold for The Children’s Home in a 3-pack (one each of double chocolate, chocolate cheesecake and peanut butter) for $6 or an 8-piece sampler box (two each of all four flavors) for $18.
About the Coffee:
The coffee is high quality, organic, shade grown, fair trade coffee imported from Nicaragua thanks to a partnership between The Children's Home of Pittsburgh and Building New Hope, another Pittsburgh non-profit whose mission is to support children and families in Central America. The coffee is roasted fresh locally at LaPrima Espresso Shop in Pittsburgh’s strip district. Coffee is sold in regular or decaf, beans or ground, in 1-pound bags only.
About the Note Cards:
The note cards come in packs of 10 note cards and 10 envelopes, with two of each design. The back of the each note card contains brief information about the artist’s work and a note about The Children's Home. 
