To the editor:
Do you have a teacher whom you remember fondly? Someone who made you feel special or saw something in you that maybe you didn't even realize existed?
Last November, at the world-renowned Addison Gallery of American Art, Ellen Burke Hart was recognized for her 36 years of dedicated service to arts education. Ellen worked in the Pentucket Regional School District as a visual arts teacher and eventually its arts curriculum coordinator.
Most impressive was the span of students who attended. Current PRHS students to alumni from her very first class back in New York! Friends and colleagues honored Ellen while wandering the galleries to view the masterpieces and hear live performances by Pentucket's award-winning musicians.
That evening the nonprofit Pentucket Fine and Performing Arts Foundation (www.pfpaf.org) announced its plans to establish a self-sustaining scholarship in Ellen's name. The annual recipient will be a Pentucket graduate who, like Ellen, embodies the characteristics of "teacher/artist" and wishes to share their passion and creative expertise with children.
It is a fitting tribute to a teacher who has made a difference in the lives of so many young people and also a special way to honor the dedication of all good teachers.
It's a campaign that is worthy of this community's support.
PFPAF is just a few dollars shy of reaching the funding level needed to establish the scholarship this year. If your family has benefited from the Pentucket arts program — or you simply wish to say "thanks" to any teacher who went the extra mile — I hope you will consider supporting this noble effort by sending your tax-deductible contribution by April 1 to PFPAF/EBH Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 254, West Newbury, MA 01985.
To have an acknowledgement of your donation sent to a special teacher in your life, include their name and contact information with your donation.
Marcia Nadeau-Tanner
Pentucket High School teacher and PFPAF member
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