Doggin' the butterflies

Match the design with the sculptures and win a $200 gift certificate

April 26, 2009

A swarm of butterflies has dispersed throughout downtown Hagerstown. They're colorful. They're huge. They're raising money for the new Barbara Ingram School of the Arts in Hagers-town.

And finding 10 particular butterflies will raise money for one lucky reader.

These giant-sized, decorated, aluminum butterflies are part of a fundraising campaign for the new school of the arts, according to Dale Bannon, director of system development for Washington County Public Schools.

The 30 sculptures were installed on Hagerstown sidewalks this week and will be on display for two months. They all have the same, basic shape, but each is decorated in a unique theme and medium. Among the decorative elements media are paint, tile, car parts, modeling clay, recycled waste materials, even coins.

The idea is to blend creativity with charity.

"We borrowed the idea from other communities," Bannon said. "Butterflies were chosen to typify metamorphosis - students being able to take flight. It's a perfect image for the new school."

Adding together sponsorships, donations and sales of the butterflies, Bannon said the program should raise about $100,000 for the school.

On this page, The Herald-Mail publishes closeups of 10 of the 30 sculptures. Match the letter of the photo to the title of each butterfly and you might win a $200 gift certificate to R. Bruce Carson Jewelers.

Maps showing butterfly locations can be found at the Hagerstown Convention Visitors Bureau, 16 Public Square in Hagerstown. Call 301-791-3246.

One entry is allowed per person. Herald-Mail employees and their family members are not eligible to participate; Washington County Public Schools employees and their families are not eligible to participate. The contestant with the most correct answers will win. If there is a tie, a drawing will be held to decide the winner of the gift certificate.

Submissions are due by 4 p.m. Monday, June 15. Include your name, where you live and a daytime phone number. Submit entries to WCPS Office of System Development by mail or e-mail:

Mail entries to Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation, c/o WCPS Office of System Development, P.O. Box 730, Hagers-town, MD 21741-0730.

E-mail entries to BISFA@wcboe.k12.md.us. Please type "Take Flight Contest" in the subject line.

- Chris Copley

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