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By Joy Sours Special to the Rappahannock News
Art students at Rappahannock County High School, under the direction of teacher Joy Sours, have joined the Memory Project, a nationwide initiative in which advanced, high school art students create original portraits for children living in orphanages around the world.
Given that children who have been abandoned, orphaned, abused, or neglected usually have few personal keepsakes, the purpose of the portraits is to provide them with a special memory of their youth, to honor their heritage and identity, and to help them build a positive self-image.
The project also provides an opportunity for young Americans to open their hearts to children who have endured many hardships, and to promote the value of sharing kindness with others.
The Memory Project has been featured on national television several times, most notably when Katie Couric concluded her very first broadcast of the CBS Evening News with a story about the project’s success at an orphanage in Nicaragua.
The project also has been covered by major newspapers and magazines throughout the country, all telling the
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