Most notably we have been able to partner with organizations such as the Madison County Juvenile Detention center to work with at risk youth, the Community Link Foundation to teach adults with disabilities, and the Royal Family Kids Camp which provides a summer camp experience to children within the Macoupin County foster care system. With this year's maiden voyage into the local communities our participation turn out has been over 30 people per each 2-hour visit. We see everyday that our students take those skills and continue to sow seeds of creativity into areas of their own lives.ĭuring this first year of our ArtBus operation we have been able to offer art instruction to the public of all ages at local parks, schools and festivals as well as at various community programs and centers. All of these programs help us toward the goal of helping our community members to create art. In addition, we seek to provide art instruction to people that may not be able to leave their home including those in group and retirement homes. Our Art Bus is eliminating the barrier that keeps many in our area from participating in our free events. This restricts many school-aged students and families from art programs like those we offer at our building. Many of these villages of 50-1000 people are economically depressed. We operate within a rural area that is comprised of small to minute communities with limited transportation and accessibility. The ArtBus is stocked with equipment and materials for pottery, sewing, stained glass, drawing, painting, felting, jewelry, and tables which enables us to take art experiences to children and adults without opportunities for self-expression through art. The ArtBus is a mobile art studio that allows our organization to bring art to 91 communities within a 40-mile radius of our bricks-and-mortar building that is in Staunton, IL. But we definitely need to redouble our efforts in that regard.Our motto is "Art to All." We have been able to enact our motto by bringing art to communities through our ArtBus initiative. "We know that ridership is down on the trains and the buses and we certainly don't want public safety to be the reason. "The driver is still not out of the (woods), and we need to keep him in our prayers," Bass said at the Metro board meeting. She said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Council members Paul Krekorian and Bob Blumenfield - all Metro board members - visited the hospital Wednesday night. Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins said the driver remained in critical condition Thursday morning, but his family told officials that he tried to open his eyes, which doctors saw as a good sign. Najarian noted that even after being stabbed and enduring "life- threatening" injuries, the driver managed to return to the bus after the attack and secure the vehicle to ensure that the passengers were safe. This heart-wrenching incident reminds us of the risks our front-line employees face each day as they strive to serve our community in the face of such adversity." "I know this board stands together, united in our prayers and hopes for the operator's swift and complete recovery. "Words fail to capture the depth of our sorrow and our concern for our injured employee," Najarian said. Metro Board of Directors Chairman Ara Najarian, a Glendale City Council member, announced at the start of Thursday's board meeting that the agency was offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailant. The critically injured victim was transported to Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center, where he underwent surgery, Los Angeles police said. "The nature of the injuries he sustained were definitely beyond life-threatening, and certainly in many other instances he would not have survived the level of this attack," Moore said Thursday afternoon at a news conference. Moore said the 61-year-old bus driver remains hospitalized in critical condition. The suspect then repeatedly stabbed the driver with a knife or sharp object. As the argument continued, both individuals stepped off the bus near the intersection of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Erwin Street. (KABC) - A 17-year-old boy was arrested Thursday in connection with the stabbing of a Metro bus driver in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said.Īccording to investigators, the suspect got into an argument with the driver shortly after 5:15 p.m. A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a Metro bus driver in Woodland Hills, LAPD Michel Moore said Thursday.
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