Jiyah Mathis, Age 12<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI like my art to have meaning behind it so I use lots of details and colors to express myself.\u00a0 Designing this Lidl bag is my first major art achievement.\u00a0 Downtown Atlanta inspired my design because everywhere you go in Atlanta, you will see an ATL sign somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Amelia K. Vinson, Age 14<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMy style of art is bold lines, blocky shapes and lots of shadows. This is my first art achievement. I was inspired by the people in my environment to create a design that shows community.\u201d<\/p>\n Tyra Robinson, Age 14<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI was inspired by looking at fine art paintings of fruit portraits to create a portrait of Eva Davis.\u00a0 I wanted to create a portrait of Eva Davis because she was a powerful Black woman and a leader who not only helped to get our school built in East Lake for kids K-12.\u00a0 She was a fearless person who helped make this East Lake community what it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe were truly blown away by the talent of these Drew Charter School students,\u201d said Ronnie Hammett, Lidl Memorial Drive Store Manager. \u201cWe are so proud to showcase their creative gifts and celebrate the local communities, while also having the opportunity to give back to the local Atlanta area and do what we can to address food insecurity in the neighborhoods we operate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ATLANTA TRIBUNE \u2014 \u201cThrough this impactful partnership with Lidl, our program will continue to educate families about the importance of healthy lifestyle choices and encourage individuals to effectively utilize primary and preventive health care services,\u201d said Dedra Ridges, LMSW, program manager of the Healthy Connections program at the East Lake Family YMCA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1415,5420,18,1473,1419,1362,31,571,2995,576,36,1832,39,203,3651],"tags":[5844,5422,5849,5842,5847,5846,5848,5843,5845],"class_list":["post-2708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nnpanewswire","category-advocacy","category-atlanta-tribune","category-tie-business","category-charter-schools","category-children","category-community","category-featured","category-georgia","category-health","category-k-12-education","category-national","category-news","category-nnpa","category-nnpa-newswire","category-pathways","tag-ameila-k-vinson","tag-atlanta-tribune","tag-atlantas-drew-charter-scjpp-ods","tag-charles-r-drew-charter-school","tag-dedra-ridges-lmsw","tag-east-lake-family-ymca","tag-healthy-connections-program","tag-jiyah-mathis","tag-tyra-robinson"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/atlantatribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Drew-School-3-275x300.png\")
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