six more weeks!

In a little more than six weeks, the 5th Annual CTT Friendraiser/Fundraiser will be upon us. It's hard to believe!

There is a cracker jack crew of volunteers putting things carefully and lovingly into place. People like CTT friend Gail, who is working on the design of the invitation, Dawn (Team 5) who is in charge of PR and Lynne (board member and Team 1, 2 and 5 member) who is busy editing the new documentary film (with the able assistance of CTT friends Kim and Jennifer). Jennifer and Jeff (Team 4) are assembling items for our silent auction. The twenty-two accomplished artists who make up the "Doll Project" this year are completing their pieces. The childrens' paintings are at the framer.

And before you know it, we'll all be gathered once again at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City to celebrate - and work on behalf of - the children we have all come to know and love.

The paintings this year are especially exciting! The young artists represented will include some names you'll recognize: Willy, Brian, Oscar, Isabella and Nicky. There is also a crop of younger, "emerging" artists, like Beatrice, Oliva, Evalyn and Mark.

Doll artists include many who have participated in the project before: Marcus Cain, Tom Corbin, Archie Scott Gobber, Marie Mason and Amy Meya, to name a few. There are some exciting additions to the roster this year: Jason Pollen, Miki Baird, Aryn Roth and Anne Austin Pearce, for example.

We have a special surprise in store for you this time around. You really won't want to miss this year's event!

Please tell your friends and family to put June 29th, 7 - 10 PM on their calendars. As always, the CTT Friendraiser/Fundraiser is free and open to the public. We want to see you there!!