VERO BEACH — The Vero Beach Art Club has stepped up to support local educators, donating $1,700 to art teachers across the Indian River School District to help cover classroom supplies.
Each teacher in the county received a $100 check as part of the club’s Arts for Smarts program, which aims to ease the financial burden on instructors amid tight school budgets.
The initiative traces its roots back to the 1980s, when funding cuts prompted the club to launch efforts to keep art education thriving in area schools…