ARTSPEAK RADIO + Swartz, Pollen, & Boutrous

ARTSPEAK RADIO, Wednesday December 9, 12noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes Connie Swartz founder Celebrate Fatigues, artist/educator Jason Pollen, and Christine Boutrous Charlotte Street Foundation Grants and Awards Program Manager. CONNIE SWARTZ, Founder Celebrate Fatigues; Our Mission is to honor the service of our country’s active military and veterans by providing a respectful and dignified way for veterans and their families to dispose of previously-worn fatigues. To avoid having fatigues end up in a landfill or be destroyed, we are creating products by recycling the fatigues into artful accessories to remember and honor the men and women who wore them in service to our country. These are the people who have created our American fabric. Veterans who see fatigues recycled into our products realize their service is not forgotten but rather displayed as a sign of appreciation for our active military and veterans. Service families and others who buy our products show pride and respect in their veterans and in our country. WHY “CELEBRATE FATIGUES”? US Military personnel wear a variety of uniforms throughout their service based on environment and location. The most casual and most often…