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Author Donates Books to CCSD Elementaries

Posted Date: 10/15/26 (04:02 PM)
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Five people stand smiling in front of a forest backdrop, each holding a copy of a book titled "Famous Art & Fabulous Recipes".This week, author Patti Sheehan Hupp of The ArtSmart World Foundation came to Carmel Central School District and donated 250 coloring cook books called "Famous Art & Fabulous Recipes" to Carmel's three elementary schools. 
A group of adults and children proudly hold up copies of the book "Famous Art & Fabulous Recipes" in a school hallway decorated with children's artwork.Superintendent of Schools Michael Plotkin and Board of Education Trustee Jordi Douglas helped Ms. Hupp and her son Dan deliver the books to excited students and staff at Matthew Paterson, Kent Primary and Kent Elementary schools.
A group of elementary school students eagerly hold up copies of a book titled "Famous Art & Fabulous Recipes" in an art classroom."It's not just coloring alone," Ms. Hupp said. "It's also cooking, so the family can work together to create dinner."