Eleven-Year-Old Helps Birds In Oil Spill With Art
New York. – One little girl’s love of art, and concern for birds affected by the gulf oil spill, has translated into more than $100,000 raised to help clean-up efforts.
Olivia Bouler’s interest in drawing started with one class, and she’s been hooked on birds since she read a book about them at age four. She loves to go bird watching, and she came up with the idea to combine two of her favorite things for a good cause. Olivia wrote a letter to the Audubon Society, saying that she is a “decent drawer” and wondered if selling her paintings could raise some money to help with gulf relief efforts.
“No matter what age, weight, height, …or gender a person is, they can change the world with whatever talent they possess,” Olivia said in a quote on her Facebook page. She has proved that to be true: she now has a Facebook following of more than 24,000 people, and her AOL artist page has raised $90,000, not including the $25,000 AOL donated to Audubon when they found out about her project. Olivia lives in New York, but her father grew up in Orange Beach, Alabama, and she visits her grandparents in Louisiana. She therefore has strong ties to the Gulf coast.
The Audubon Society has been a major part of the Gulf clean up efforts, sending the first volunteers to help clean up wildlife and the environment. The money raised is used to support volunteers, rehabilitation centers and to transport birds. People who donate to Olivia’s cause can send a receipt to [email protected] and receive one of five prints. You can visit Olivia’s AOL Artist page to learn more and donate.
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