Pint it to Win it - Pinterest Contest

I always run my monthly contests on Face book but since I have been visiting Pinterest a lot lately, I wanted to give everyone a chance to enter to win a FREE print from Margie's Art Studio this month. 
You can visit www.MargiesArtStudio.com to get all the details on how to enter.

A Big Thank you!!!

I  wanted to thank all of you for your participation in July's Fund raiser!
We were able to raise enough so we could celebrate 4 birthdays and a going away
party that are happening all in the month of August.
We are excited to say we will be going to "Wet -n- Wild" for these celebrations.
This could not have been possible if it were not for you guys!

I was overwhelmed by all the support to help my husband and I make this happen
for these boys. 

Special thank you goes out to The Gallery on the Edge. Jim and Silvia, owners of
the gallery, were instrumental in all this happening!
Come by the gallery in College Park, Fl to see the beautiful art, jewelry, cards, sculptures,
and furniture there.

Prints
I will have prints of  "Luke and Yoda, He's not Heavy" available in my webstore at
www.MargiesArtStudio.com and also at The Gallery on the Edge for sale. 
It is not too late to be part of providing something special for these
boys here at Boys Town, because 50% of the sales of this particular print will go
towards future birthdays and other special events for these boys.

Some of you may not know the whole story of why we were doing this
fund raiser so I wanted to provide the link to my blog so you could read it.
July Fund Raiser for Boys Town Kids

Winner
The winner of the Original Luke and Yoda on Wood Panel is John Landers from www.johnlchristopherlanders.com!!!!!!!
Congratulations John!!!!!!

Thank you AGAIN for your support and interest in my art,
Margie
from Margie's Art Studio

Foster Kids Summer Bash Fundraiser

As some of you know, my husband and I are residential house parents to 7 boys  - plus our own two biological children at Boys Town. 

In the month of July we were going to hold a drawing for one of my original paintings. The purpose of this drawing is to raise funds so my husband and I can take all of these kids to a water park in August as a celebration of 3 birthdays, end of summer bash, and farewell party (We have one boy who will be moving out on his own at the end of August).

Drawing Tickets will be available 
for $1.00 on my web site at Margie's Art Studio 
and in person at The Gallery on the Edge in College Park, Fl, where the original piece will be hanging for the month of July. 
Here is also a link for them from Fox news.
The drawing will take place on Aug 1, 2013, this is when the winner will be announced on Face book, Instagram, and contacted through email or by phone. 
Shipping will be free and ALL the proceeds will go to fund the event.

A little bit about the types of boys we work with...
These children have been abused, neglected, abandoned, parents have passed away, parents are incarcerated, they have gotten in trouble, or all of the above. Some have never had a real birthday party or ever been to a theme park. When I wished one youth "Happy Birthday" one day, he said to me, "Oh yeah it is my birthday, at my house it was just like any other day and after a while I just forgot when my birthday was." 

If we can show compassion to one of these children, that will be one less broken adult out there in the world.

Thank you for all your support!!!

Free Art Print Contest

Hello - 
Since everyone has been so supportive of my artwork...I wanted to to do a "Give Away Contest."
Here are the links to my pages and below are the rules. Good Luck. I hope for this to be the first of several contests!

WEBSTORE: http://margiesartstudio.webs.com/apps/webstore/
FACEBOOK:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Margie-Forestier/228605123931203