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BEST CREATIVE
FUNDRAISING IDEA
Local art teacher creates El Dorado coloring book
Text by: Anne Hegi | Photography by: Dero Sanford
W
hen Conway native Nicole McAdams
moved to El Dorado as a new college
graduate, she told herself she'd stay for
two years before moving somewhere
else. Fast forward nine years and Nicole
is still here, playing a vital role in her adopted home town.
She is married, has two dogs, teaches art at Yocum Elementary
and at the South Arkansas Arts Center, and she and her
husband, Alan, have served as foster parents. And to top it
all off, now she has created a coloring book of iconic
El Dorado landmarks.
Nicole has been drawing and creating things for as long
as she can remember, and several years ago began to have
the desire to create a coloring book. " Coloring is something
so many people enjoy and it helps people relax, " she says.
She never quite knew what she wanted her coloring book to
look like, but over the last several months, she and Alan have
reflected on their memories here, and she thought a coloring
book of iconic El Dorado places would be a perfect way to
preserve those memories for them and for others.
The idea took a more tangible form following Nicole's cancer
diagnosis several months ago. " My husband and I had a
lot of people contact us after my diagnosis asking how they
could help financially or in other ways. I've always struggled
with accepting help from others, but we quickly realized
that this journey was more than we were prepared for, and
we might need some help. So, I thought, why not make my
coloring book idea into a real thing and offer it for sale? This
would help offset my medical expenses and give people the
option to help us if they wanted, while providing them something
tangible in return. "
Once the idea took root, Nicole says the hardest part was
deciding which places to include. " My list of places literally
grew day by day. At one point I had over 30 places listed in
my notebook. I was worried about leaving any place out,
but ultimately, I knew that I needed to narrow it down, so I
focused on places that meant something to us and my close
friends, " she says.
Included in the book are images of the Spudnut Shop,
Memorial Stadium, the Rialto, and many other notable
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