Pinwheels for Peace
Creative Avenues with the direction of Monica Dougherty
Wheeling, Illinois, USA
“I am the Art Therapist and work with approximately 40 to 45 Clients during the week. We've participated as an art group twice and the art clients have loved it so much! We included the pinwheels in our 2024 Art Show. We chose the pinwheels because we wanted to share the idea of planting peace in the world! And it was fun.
“Avenues to Independence is a nonprofit organization that empowers adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live the lives they choose with dignity and independence. Founded in 1953, Avenues serves more than 200 adults annually through personalized residential, vocational, and community-based programs.
“With locations in Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Wheeling, and Chicago, Avenues supports individuals with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental disabilities, and is committed to long-term care, community integration, and disability advocacy. To learn more, visit www.avenuestoindependence.org."
“Wishing you all the best in all you do going forward!!”
Monica
Creative Avenues’ Pinwheels for Peace were sent to the Creative Avenues’ exchange group, Art with Heart, in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. The Bisbee group held a Global Art Project for Peace event at the Copper Queen Library for their group to open the art they received and share it with the Bisbee community.
