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Transformation
by Deborah Ross

New York, New York
 

You don’t have to be
a big person to make a
big difference.
One child can do a
world of good
just by lending a
HELPING HAND.

Sydney Koffman
Sarasota, Florida

5th Grade
Goldie Feldman Academy
Teacher: Joannie Bloch

FROM THE ARTIST: I took this photograph of my husband and his nephew, Kalou (an albino child), taken in his native village in Guinea. Sidiki Conde is a paraplegic who, despite this obstacle, became a revered artist and teacher throughout Guinea and in America. With his life he truly embraces differences by transforming them into art. “People see a ‘handicap’ when you lose your eyesight or legs. But true handicaps come only from the mind and the limits we place on ourselves. We can do anything, and our community is everywhere.”
THIS PANEL IS SPONSORED BY
Sally Ruth Lucke-Elkes & Dr. Joel Elkes Charitable Fund
Goldijean & Alan Turow Donor Advised Fund
of The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc.
EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES®

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