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"NBC5'S LIZ STRZEPA SHOWS US HOW IN HER STORY. NEW TONIGHT AT SIX. <NATS / > IF YOU'VE STEPPED FOOT ON THIS BUS IN THE PAST YEAR... <HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A UNICORN DRIVE A BUS BEFORE? > YOU'VE PROBABLY MET GENNY ALBERT. <IM THE BUS DRIVER, I'M THE GRANT WRITER, IM A TEACHER, IM AN ENCOURAGEMENTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR> SHE RUNS THE ARTS BUS... A NON-PROFIT THAT'S BEEN BRINGING CREATIVITY TO KIDS IN RURAL VERMONT COMMUNITIES.... FOR THE PAST DECADE. <THE THING THAT I'M DOING IS EMPOWERING JOY AND AUTHENTIC SELF- EXPRESSION THROUGH THE ARTS> NORMALLY, STUDENTS WOULD BOARD THE ROLLING CLASSROOM AND EXPERIMENT WITH CRAFTS, DRAMA AND MUSIC... BUT WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT... ALBERT KNEW SHE'D HAVE TO GET CREATIVE...TO KEEP THE BUS' MISSION ALIVE. <WE LITERALLY SPENT $5-THOUSAND DOLLARS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE> THROUGH DONATIONS, SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO MAKE áá1- THOUSAND CRAFT KITS FILLED WITH A VARIETY OF ARTS SUPPLIES <NATS / I MADE IT WITH A ROOF> DELIVERING THEM TO COMMUNITIES, LIKE BRAINTREE... WHERE SECOND- GRADER DELYLA FAHNESTOCK IS CONTINUING TO MAKE COLORFUL CRAFTS. <ART SOMETIMES WHEN I'M STRESSED, ART MAKES ME FEEL BETTER> <NATS / > STUDENTS IN BETHEL WILL BE ABLE TO FEEL THE SAME WAY... WHERE MORE THAN 150 KITS...ARE GOING ON ááYELLOW SCHOOL BUSES, TO BE DROPPED OFF WITH FREE LUNCHES THIS WEEK. <EARLY ON WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES THAT THEY DONT HAVE THE SUPPLIES AT HOME. SO THIS WILL BE A WELCOME SURPRISE> ART EDUCATORS SAY THESE KITS WILL BE IMPORTANT... AS KIDS CONTINUE TO COPE WITH REMOTE LEARNING. <IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH TO DO THINGS THAT ARE JUST RELAXING AND FEEL GOOD> <ARTS ARE WHAT IS GOING TO GET US THROUGH THESE DARK TIMES. WE CAN ALL SING A SONG AND HAVE A DANCE PARTY> THEIR GOAL... IS TO MAKE KIDS SMILE. <YOU'RE THE HEROES OF THE FUTURE. YOU'RE THE ARTISTS OF THE FURURE. YOU'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO INSPIRE US > INSPIRATION... DELIVERED WITH LOV"
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