Spring Foundling Party

Pizza, paint, plants and chocolate! That’s how St. John’s welcomed 7 children plus 4 staff from the NY Foundling on Saturday, April 5.

The kids ranged from 4 to 11. Many had been here to make crowns at Epiphany and masks at Halloween. Hadja and Samantha were the oldest. Ellen Wagner helped Josie/Jessica celebrate her upcoming 9th birthday with a special cupcake. There were only 2 boys—James and Adam. And the 2 youngest girls were both named Anaya!

Bruce Colin, artist and retired teacher, helped the kids create wonderful murals from simple cutout shapes, plus lots of glue and markers. Their art decorated the parish hall and common room and will be taken back to the Foundling this week. Each child had its own personal panel. The children were entranced by Bruce's pictures of wildlife photographed in
Africa and India—tigers, elephants, monkeys and birds.

Rosie and Ralph O’Shansky supplied wonderful desserts. Richard Lipscomb took photos for our bulletin board and to send to the Foundling. Maureen Crowe, Jeanne Sutton, Ellen Wagner and Pam Brown helped keep the glue flow to a minimum. Margot Shields’ dogs, Pierre and Val, were welcome diversions. The kids also took home flower seeds they planted to celebrate the season.