A Bermuda nonprofit that provides children with exposure to the arts is in danger of closing its doors due to a lack of funds, the Royal Gazette reports.
Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation raised $135,000 this year, but it needs $129,000 by Aug.
31 to stay open.
"We see 330 public school students in our Creative Minds Programmes and 100% of the teachers surveyed would recommend this program to others," the nonprofit says.
Executive director Janet Rodriguez-Roberts says health insurance costs and a 23% increase in coverage for her staff have made the difference between staying open and closing its doors.
"It is really hard for people on our island," Rodriguez-Roberts says.
"Kaleidoscope is important.
Art-based play is important.
Bermuda's children need us and they need you to stand up and fight for them."
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