The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies has shared a thank you note in video form, received from the Aza Nizi Maza children’s art studio in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

LBIF’s annual coloring book project in 2022, “What I See,” took inspiration from artwork created by children directly affected by the Russian invasion. Students from Aza Nizi Maza moved their art school operations to a shut-down subway where they could make art safely. LBIF board member Tracey Cameron designed the coloring book pages.

Aza Nizi Maza was the benefactor of proceeds from sales of the 2022 coloring book campaign, which helped to rebuild the…