It was Saturday night, rainy, foggy, cool temperatures and I was headed to Coventry to an event raising money for the cultural arts program for an elementary school.  Why?   I was asked by a friend of a friend and because I have an extremely difficult time saying no to anyone that asks for a charitable cause.  So there I was headed to Nino’s Restaurant.

    Surprise, surprise, the room was filled with mostly parents, school staff, teachers, the Superintendent of the Coventry Schools and the principal of the Western Coventry School that was raising the money that night.

   What a pleasure to see parents out supporting their school system and their children.   The money will go to the cultural arts program at the school.  They hold a big Talent Show every year, which is a huge success and every child gets involved in some way or another.

   I loved the arts and for some students, they may find a lifelong pursuit or love in the theatre, music, arts, writing or who knows the many fields that spin off of the “arts”.   I told the crowd, I was a complete failure at anything with an “ology” on the end of it – an example would be biology.  So the arts fulfilled something for me.     That will most likely happen to other students along the way.  Congrats to these parents and teachers who understand what a cultural arts program can do and how it is vital to the complete education of a young student.