"When budgets are cut at schools, most often the easiest things to cut and remove from the budget are those that have the biggest and most profound, long-term impacts on our kids.

We asked students in the Corporate Art Project to paint their perceptions of our network and brand. They painted what they perceived us to be, which was uplifting, motivating, and eye opening for us from a marketing standpoint."

Dennis Quinn
Executive VP, Turner Entertianment Network Sales

"Creating Pride is probably the most aptly named organization I have worked with in the community. It really does help these children create a sense of pride and self-confidence. These children come to the presentation where they give their patchwork painting to the CEO of the company that has commissioned it, and they talk, and they look that CEO in the eye, and shake his hand, and they know they did something that somebody really likes. Children who participate in arts, whether it's visual arts or performing arts, do better in school.

Additionally, Creating Pride's training for teachers ignites the creativity and enthusiasm of teachers, which inspires students. By integrating arts with other core subjects develops critical thinking skills, helping students to make connections across subjects, to write more fluently and ask better questions."

Kate Lee
Public Affairs Manager, GE Energy

"Creating Pride has a unique and effective way of igniting creativity in both students and teachers through their work. Comcast is very proud to be associated with Creating Pride and the student Corporate Art Projects and looks forward to extending a relationship to further contribute to the community in which we live and work."

Bill Connors
Sr. Vice President of Southern Region/Atlanta Region, Comcast

"Creating Pride is something I was exposed to earlier this year when we gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of forty-eight students from three different schools, who had been involved in this terrific process that combines an artistic endeavor with teamwork and a bunch of other really important activities. I was so impressed with what I saw with the enthusiasm that the teachers and the students had for this activity, that we have decided to do more in 2004, and I hope you'll join me in this regard. We've set a challenge to make it possible for every single one of the 91 schools in the Atlanta Public School system to make this process, this set of activities, available for over 53,00 students, because we think every single one of them will benefit from being involved in this. Please join me in accomplishing this important task so that together we can celebrate all of the great things that will come from this activity."

John Rice
President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Energy