This fall, Torani Cherry and French Vanilla syrups will sport new,
limited-edition art labels designed by Cooperative for After-School
Enrichment students Alejandra Garcia, 10, of Crockett Elementary and
Alina Arevalo, 8, of Sherman Elementary, both in Houston. The students'
artwork was selected from hundreds of entries submitted by afterschool
students around the country. Torani, the number one specialty syrup
maker in North America, will donate five percent of the product's sales
from August through December to the Afterschool Alliance.
Both children entered the contest through their afterschool programs.
Arevalo, a quiet second-grader, was inspired to paint her winning
picture by her afterschool teacher. "I feel so happy," she said about
winning. "I was thinking that a flower would be nice to put on a bottle
because they might like it. It's nice to look at flowers and they smell
good. I think [my painting] is pretty."
Sherman Elementary Principal Emilia Cardenas says the afterschool
program plays an important role in her students' lives. "I love the
program because they're not out on the streets or going home to watch TV
all afternoon while their parents are at work...[at the afterschool
program] we try to find their hidden talents."
In honor of the young artists, Torani sponsored Italian soda and pizza
parties at both afterschool programs, giving the girls a further
opportunity to enjoy their newfound fame. Garcia was excited about the
party being thrown in her honor. She said she really enjoys her
afterschool program and that she "like[s] it most because, after we do
our homework, we can have fun."
This is the second year that Torani has sponsored an Art on Labels
contest in support of afterschool. Last year, winners were from
afterschool programs in Tucson, Arizona and Fort Worth, Texas. For more
information on Torani, visit
www.torani.com.
7/18/06
