A story from the Boston Herald about the Boston Mayor's Youth ArtsCorp program:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>The five-week pilot program, which runs through Friday, teams students with five local cultural institutions. The students act as apprentices to artists in five disciplines: dance, portraiture, storytelling, Vietnamese silk painting and puppetry-theater arts. In addition to the cultural experience, the students are also gaining job training and literacy skills. The students are required to keep a daily journal, show up on time, and act professionally and respectfully. For their time - five hours a day, five days a week, for five weeks - the program's participants receive $6 an hour.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B><A HREF="http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/corp08142000.htm" TARGET=_blank>Read the full article</A></B>

More gifts of inspiration! These types of programs are near and dear to my heart. There is nothing like seeing the fire ignited in a young person.