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Hello everyone,

The YAM events are quickly approaching and we are looking for your help to create the next Massachusetts YAM flag for 2010. The YAM committee is looking forward to another successful year and we ask for your support through participation in the flag design and the annual exhibit at the WAM. The 2010 national Youth Art Month flag event theme will be "School Flags Across the U.S........Flying High!"

This will be the twenty third consecutive year that the Council for Art Education has held a national flag event! The winner of the flag design will have their design made into a 3' x 5' flag that will be flown in Washington D.C. throughout the month of March. There will be a flag raising ceremony in Washington D.C. to honor the talanted students who designed their state's 2010 flag. The flags will then be on display at the NAEA Convention this spring. Participation in the YAM flag design event is a wonderful opportunity to promote your schools art department and to support the YAM events-somebody must be the winner. Please take part in promoting the importance of art education at a state and national level and participate in as many public venues as possible. We, as art educators, must show everyone just how important art education is to our society, our future work force, and the students we teach. March is Youth Art Month-celebrate!!

I have attached a copy of the YAM flag design template.

Flags due back to Kerry Bart-Raber: January 15, 2010

Mail to: Mailing info is on the template.
Kerry Bart-Raber
Hubbardston Central School
8 Elm Street
Hubbardston, MA 01452
For more ideas and information on how you can participate in YAM check out: http://youthartmonth.org or contact me to find out ways that you can become more involved in the YAM events that are happening in Central Massachusetts.

Save the dates for all the YAM events: ***note day changes
Drop off- Friday, February 26, 2010 (that's right Friday, not Tuesday) 3pm-5pm
Youth Ceremony- Sunday, March 14, 2010 1pm-4pm
Teen Night- Thursday, March 18, 2010 6pm-8pm (sharing with third Thursday, so galleries will be open)
Pick up-Thursday, April 1, 2010 3pm-5pm (that's right Thursday, not Tuesday)

If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your participation,
Leia Roberts and the YAM committee.
youthartmonth@yahoo.com