At Lemon Bay High School, a creative classroom project became a community fundraiser as students auctioned the chairs they designed to support the Englewood Alano Club, A Recovery Oasis.
The “Musical Chair-ity” event was sponsored by Wampler Varner Insurance and Landy’s Restaurant. Lemon Bay High School students in grades 10 through 12, under the leadership of teacher Nicole Lee, created the unique chairs in small groups of two or three as part of a class project.
Students were responsible for developing a theme and artistic design for their chairs, and also for repairing the chairs when necessary before transforming them into decorative pieces. As part of the assignment, students also evaluated their fellow team members’ contributions to the project.
After completing the chairs, Lee partnered with local organizations to give the project a broader community purpose by arranging for them to be auctioned for charity.
Wampler Varner Insurance and Landy’s Restaurant joined to sponsor the one-of-a-kind auction, with proceeds benefiting the Englewood Alano Club or Englewood Recovery Oasis.
