• Verde Valley School seniors Dako Lesman of Sedona and Isaac Wesley Dudley of Cottonwood are committed to making 100 bowls for the “Loving Bowls” fund-raiser that supports several non-profits in Sedona and the Verde Valley. The local arts community hopes to ...read more
  Verde Valley School seniors Dako Lesman of Sedona and Isaac Wesley Dudley of Cottonwood are committed to making 100 bowls for the “Loving Bowls” fund-raiser that supports several non-profits in Sedona and the Verde Valley. The local arts community hopes to make 800 bowls (last year they made 650 bowls for the event), and VVS ceramics teacher Jeff Perkins will contribute bowls as well. Jeff said the students have thrown, glazed and fired more than 60 bowls so far. This project is in addition to any of the classroom assignments that are required by the rigorous International Baccalaureate curriculum. The bowls will be sold at the December 10 fund-raising event that will raise money for local non-profits: The Sedona Arts Center, Sedona Community Center, and
 the Sedona Food Bank. ...hide
• The Yavapai County Community Foundation announced that VVS senior Morgan Binder is one of the recipients of its 2011 Joy of Giving awards. Joy of Giving honors the exceptional commitments of Sedona-area individuals and organizations for the betterment of ...read more
  The Yavapai County Community Foundation announced that VVS senior Morgan Binder is one of the recipients of its 2011 Joy of Giving awards. Joy of Giving honors the exceptional commitments of Sedona-area individuals and organizations for the betterment of Yavapai County. Jeremia Sunfellow, of Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters, explained that Morgan’s first major service project was with the Sedona Recycling Center while she was in middle school. During her sophomore year at VVS, Morgan joined a group of students and teachers in building a house for a family of four in Agua Prieta, Mexico, on a VVS Field Trip. She has volunteered as a Big Sister through Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters since her sophomore year as well. “It is an honor to be Morgan’s Match Advisor,” said Sunfellow. “Morgan is a wonderful Big Sister and an exceptional student. She is a high achiever who makes time to contribute to her community. In spite of her busy school schedule, she finds time for others. Besides being a fun Big Sister, she volunteers with ESL groups at camp. For a very young person, she has a great awareness of giving back to her community. She will go on to do great things.” ...hide

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