Julia Grzep


"If I wasn't at the Young Rembrandts afterschool program I would probably be at home reading and not making art. But at my afterschool program I get to draw and be with the teachers, who are really nice."

Torani Raspberry Syrup is sporting a new, limited-edition art label designed by nine-year-old budding artist Julia Grzep from the Young Rembrandts Greater-Cleveland West afterschool program. For a sixth year in a row, Torani has held a national competition to find artwork from an afterschool participant to display on Torani Syrups limited-edition beverage labels. Julia's artwork was chosen from hundreds of entries submitted by afterschool students from around the country.

One year for Christmas, my mom let me pick what I wanted as a gift. I hadn't had art in school since 2nd grade and I really love to draw so I chose an afterschool art program called Young Rembrandts. If I wasn't at the Young Rembrandts afterschool program I would probably be at home reading and not making art. But at my afterschool program I get to draw and be with the teachers, who are really nice. The drawing that I did for the Torani Art Program was of my favorite animal: a giraffe in the forest. When I was in kindergarten, my teacher's favorite animal was a giraffe and I started liking them too. I am lucky to go to the Young Rembrants afterschool program. I want everyone to know that at the program they are really nice and really good at teaching how to draw. But I know that not everyone has a place to go afterschool. I know kids in my school who are not in afterschool programs. And they are probably at home playing video games or watching TV.

America's Afterschool Storybook tells the stories of people and communities transformed by afterschool programs.


The Afterschool Alliance launched the Storybook to help commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, the only federal initiative dedicated to supporting community afterschool programs.


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