Fundred Dollar Bill Project

FUNDRED Armored Truck Pick Up at St. Mary’s Academy on Friday, February 12.
Created by conceptual artist, Mel Chin, the Fundred Dollar Bill Project is a nation-wide effort to help make safe the lead-contaminated soil in New Orleans. Begun in response to Hurricane Katrina, he discovered the deeper problem of lead-contaminated soil. Artwork created by students and adults on 100 dollar bill templates will be delivered to congress for equal funds to address the problem.
St. Mary’s Academy is a collection site for all Oregon schools. We delivered 2,525 FUNDREDS, 600 of which were made by SMA students. A specially designed bio-diesel armored truck, Sous Terre, is traveling the United States picking up the money artwork, and came to St. Mary’s at lunch time on Friday, February 12th.
Art teacher, Kathy Mitchell, coordinates the Portland collection site kathym@stmaryspdx.org and will continue to collect FUNDREDS until the truck reaches Washington, D.C. in mid July. Please have your students make FUNDREDS, and spread the word to all art, social studies, or science teachers to participate in this worthy cause.
Check out the website for further information, and pick up schedule "http://www.fundred.org" www.fundred.org.
You are invited to add your fundred to our collection by following this link.
"http://www.fundred.org/get-involved/"
Draw your Fundred today! Send finished artwork to:
Kathy Mitchell, St. Mary’s Academy, 1615 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland OR 97201