Model Citizens Model Support

   You might say Parker Bennett and Victoria Mock are model citizens. Parker, you might recall was featured in the Post in 1999 as the 10K Kid who at age six raised $10,000 by selling autographed pictures of himself to help raise money for a church that had burned down.

   Parker, son of Gary and Kay Bennett of Lilburn is now 12 and has in no way slacked off in his concern for his community. He's made Easter baskets for the children at the Dream House for Medically Fragile Children in Lilburn and gift baskets for residents of assisted living homes. He's helped with food setup for Lilburn Park's Music on Main and used his four-wheeler to help crafters carry their supplies to their booths for Lilburn Daze

   For nine-year-old Victoria Mock, a fourth grader at Freeman's Mill Elementary School in Dacula, community service comes naturally. The granddaughter of Gwinnett County's Judge Robert Mock, she's been helping charities for years. With her AWANA group at Hebron Baptist Church, she helped raise money for a computer for a school in India. She has caroled at nursing homes and donated her own money for tsunami flood relief.

   This weekend Parker and Victoria will be acting as model citizens in a more literal way. These dedicated young people will be modeling children's attire for "Artistry in Motion," the luncheon fashion show to benefit the Hudgens Arts Center at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. Victoria will be modeling along with her grandmother, Barbara Mock, wife of Judge Mock and ardent supporter of the arts. Nordstrom will provide the clothing and Loustau Catering the lunch.

   But beyond the fun, food and fashion, the Hudgens Arts Center aims to educate the audience in the many ways Gwinnett citizens can support the arts.
Dorothy L. Welch, Special Events Coordinator for the center listed ways people of diverse interests and talents can get involved. For the museum, they need docents for children's field trips and assistants for simple arts projects. Flexible hours are available for volunteers in the Glass Pyramid Gift Shop Tuesdays through Saturdays.

   The monthly "Safari" luncheons can always use volunteers for organizing events, planning programs and scheduling speakers. Special events like the Papillon Arts Festival and Barefoot in the Park in Duluth Town Green offer a variety of creative outlets. Those with a green thumb might enjoy digging in the Sculpture Garden or those with office skills, digging into piles of paper work.
And if you have neither time to spare nor any desire to make a commitment, how about any old art supplies that might be cluttering your shelves or closets? I know my friend Sue and I recently reamed out a ton of ten-year-old Bible School stuff from our church basement.

   Modeling clothes may not suit everyone, but the Hudgens Arts Center provides opportunities to fit every volunteer's fashion. (Info: 770-623-6002 or www.artsgwinnett.org 


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