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We are
Chapter Happenings
EXCITED about the
COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Brushing Violets Decorative Painters – Clinton, New Jersey
wonderful
happenings
of our
SDP chapters.
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The Brushing Violets painted cloth bags and
filled them with coloring/ activity books, crayons, colored pencils, and pens along with various other items donated by chapter members. The bags were presented to the Children’s Specialized Hospital, one of the nation’s largest pediatric rehabilitation and specialty hospitals renowned for its excellent outcomes and compassionate care.
The members began painting the bags with fun age-appropriate designs at their March meeting,six months before delivering them to the hospitla, with the chapter providing a pizza lunch for those in attendance. It made for an even more rewarding day when the painters learned that one of their member’s husband had been treated in this hospital as a boy.
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LOU WALSH, 90 YEARS OLD –
ACTIVE AND ALWAYS INSPIRING OTHERS
In June of 2016, two chapters, Orange Blossom Decorative Artists (OBDA) and Hudson Valley Decorative Tole Painters (HVDTP), celebrated Lou Walsh’s 90th birthday. Lou has been an active member since the inception of OBDA and is also an active founding member of HVDTP. She means the world to each and every chapter member.
Having held many board and committee positions over the years, Lou has been the HVDTP co-president as recently as 2013. That same year she introduced a program of monthly art talks,
which proved informative and enriching. She is the liaison with the Town of Cornwall and secures the meeting space for its regular meetings as well as special occasions. Lou continues to frequently share information that helps members of both chapters keep abreast of art news, events, exhibits, painting tips, and special techniques.
It has become a tradition for Lou to open the annual luncheons for both the Orange Blossom Decorative Artists and the Hudson Valley Decorative Tole Painters with an inspirational message that ties in with the luncheon themes.
Lou Walsh is a pillar of support for both SDP chapters. We are very grateful and honored for her membership, her abundance of kindness and encouragement, her knowledge, and her wonderful sense of humor and are honored because Lou Walsh is our friend.
Lou Walsh