Painting for a Cause

Here is a description of Andrew’s organize an activity in his own words:

For my organize an activity project, I unfortunately missed the opportunity to work with a group due to personal reasons. So I waited around for ideas to hit me, but nothing ever would. One day I was drawing in my living room, my mom walked by and admired my work. Shortly after she suggested I incorporate my artistic skills into my project. I decided on making a painting, attempting to sell it and using the proceeds from that to donate to a charity. A couple days later I made a run to Hobby Lobby, picked up the materials I needed from the craft store and got straight to work. The painting itself took me the span of a couple days to finish. I had to scrap it once and restart, but all in all it took me about 7 hours to complete. Although I was frustrated with my work at the time, I failed to realize that simply painting it was going to be the easiest part. For some reason I could not get it over my head that somebody was going to give me real currency for this thing I made. I had so many doubts, while second guessing myself I put my painting up for sale on Etsy, Ebay and even Depop. It sat for a good week, and when thanksgiving came by I practically begged my family members to buy it off me, but still no luck. I decided to humble myself and lower the price on my painting, and within a couple days it sold. With the proceeds I decided to donate my money to Project Healthy Children. After learning about this charity in class. I figured this would be the best way to make my money stretch and help as many people as possible.

What did Andrew accomplish?

Sold my first piece for $100
$0.53 can fortify for food for somebody up to a year
$100/$0.53 = fortified a year’s worth of food for about 189 people
Somebody now has a cool piece of art
I was able to save lives from an image in my head
Being able to creatively express myself and hone my skills
Increased confidence in myself and abillities

What are Andrew’s tips for YOU?

DON’T PUSH IT OFF , I would recommend starting or at least having a solid plan a month in advance just to be cautious, accidents may happen delaying your project, and people can be flaky.
If painting or doing any art related activities make sure to always trace in pencil first, haste makes waste.
Attempt to get a group together or maybe find a partner. This project requires a lot of thought and planning, so I do not recommend working alone.
Take advantage of your class resources, encourage your classmates to participate in your activity in exchange for you doing the same.
Make sure to have a strong passion or purpose within this project, that way it can be fun and fulfilling rather than just another school project.