Obama Education Secretary Affirms Arts as 'Core Academic Subject' - Dana Foundation

On the inaugural day of Little-ones In Media and Arts, the President affirms that what we are doing, now, more than ever, is necessary. Art nurtures and sustains abstract thought, without which, there would be on invention, no innovation.

As Einstein said, "Immagination is more important than knowledge."

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Obama Education Secretary Affirms Arts as 'Core Academic Subject' - Dana Foundation

Connected Hands Helping Others in the Lima News

From the Lima News, Art by Nate Warnecke

Our Project Coordinator for LEAP at Connected Hands Helping Others was recently interviewed by the Lima News. We're out and about in the community educating and raising awareness for our citizens. Check out the story Lupus in Spotlight in Lima.

Don't forget we'll be meeting the 2nd Thursday of every month at 1:00 pm at the Lima Towers.

Free Dance Classes for your 5th or 6th grader!

Free Dance Classes Begin February 24th | Enroll Your 5th or 6th Grader Now!

Beginning February 24th CHHO will be offering free contemporary dance classes through

The LIMA Project

Classes are completely free of charge, but sign your student up now because there are only a limited number of slots available.

Classes will be taught by Tara Kellermeyer, a graduate of The Connie Ferguson School of Dance. She has studied with Marcus Alford and Annie Day, Andrew Carr, Julie Carol Keeney, Wade Robson, Michelle Teyke, and Jane Green. She studied dance at Northern Kentucky University and has taught at Ballet Tech Ohio, the Norwood YMCA and the Connie Ferguson School of Dance.

This is not a workshop. The LIMA Project has classes that your 5th or 6th grader will be able to attend weekly, all year round.

Sign your 5th or 6th grader up now for free contemporary dance classes.

L.I.M.A. | Starting Enrollment

Free Arts Programs for Lima, Ohio!

We are currently signing up students for our free arts program. For guitar we're looking for students in 7th and 8th grades; for Dance, we're looking for students in 5th and 6th grades;and for creative writing, we're accepting students in 7th & 8th grades. To sign your middle school student up for available slots head on over to our the Connected Hands website. Since we are not quite sure what turn-out to expect, we are taking students on a first-come first-served basis. However, that doesn't mean we are necessarily turning students away. If you don't see an open slot for the program you would like your student to participate in, please email me at dkellermeyer@connectedhands.org and we will try and make accommodations for you.


To sign up as a volunteer, you can also mosey on over to our the CHHO website, where you will find a link to sign up. If you don't see your area of expertise, please do not be discouraged, we want to make a space for you--send me an email at dkellermeyer@connectedhands.org.


Remember, the amount of students we can serve depends on the amount of volunteers we have. If you or someone you know has the ability to teach in the arts, contact us.

Drum Roll!

 It's finally up and running. Though it's not completely complete, our website is available to the public. To see it in all its glory simply mosey on over to www.connectedhands.org.

This new site details to the world our work and mission at Connected Hands. And since our work is never done and always evolving so will be our website. Stay tuned for more updates.