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Painting for Hugs

A 19-year-old painter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is using his newfound talent to raise money to support art programs in schools in his area. Nate Pepmeyer of Ross Township is the founder of ipaintforhugs.org. Check out his website to view his paintings, the schools he’s helping, upcoming events and media coverage of his organization. 

If you’re looking for some artwork to decorate your dorm room or your new apartment, check out ipaintforhugs! You can adorn your walls with some outstanding artwork, and benefit a great cause in the process!

Follow ipaintforhugs on Twitter: @ipaintforhugs

Gabriela Szewcow is a freshman Print and Online Journalism major at Elon University in North Carolina. She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. She is the Design Chief of Elon University’s award-winning newspaper, The Pendulum. She is also a designer for Elon’s yearbook and has a weekly radio show. She is a Spanish minor and hopes to study abroad in Spain sometime during her next three years at Elon. Some of her favorite things include York Peppermint Patties, Jane Austen novels, anything involving Hello Kitty and The Morning Benders. She hopes to someday be a page designer for a newspaper or magazine.