Dyer Difference Award celebrates art and Spartans
Elementary school students in Indian River County are not only encouraged to be creative and utilize their artistic ability; they’re applauded for it thanks to the Indian River County Tax Collector’s Kids Tag Art program. Creative fifth graders are selected each year and are celebrated with a special ceremony featuring awards, certificates, and every child’s favorite – cake! This year, 43 students in Indian River County were honored for their wildly imaginative and artistic ideas for a Florida license plate, and over $9,000 was awarded to the Elementary Schools of Indian River County Arts Program. Cheering on the students and celebrating the program and the creativity of the children was the Dyer Difference Award in Indian River County.
Speaking of cheering, the staff at Dyer Chevrolet in St. Lucie County chose to help cheer on the Treasure Coast Spartans, a youth football and cheer program which serves St. Lucie, Indian River, and Martin Counties and helps provide fun, fitness, and a chance to learn competition and sportsmanship for the 300 youth who are involved in the program. The Dyer Difference Award helped sponsor this year’s Spartans Family Fun Day at Charles Ray Park, and the result was a day filled with fun, friendship, and loads of smiles.
The Dyer Difference Award is all about celebrating the beauty and kindness in our midst. For the Dyer family and the members of the Dyer staff, the award and the $6,000 in donations made monthly between the St. Lucie and Indian River Counties are all about helping to make a positive difference in the community. For the recipients, it’s an acknowledgement of their tireless efforts to do the same and a much-needed financial boost to help further their missions. If you’d like to nominate a non-profit organization for the Dyer Difference Award, please visit www.dyerdifference.org or find Dyer Difference on Facebook.
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