LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA, FL.- The New Light Foundation, Inc. announced that they are international grant recipients; selected to be the United States representative by the 1-2-3 Kinderlachen e.V. foundation of Rottenburg, Germany to host the international “Global Gallery” children’s festival on Saturday, April 4, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at their New Light Studio /Gallery located at 226 Basin Drive, Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida 33308. The New Light Foundation, Inc. is a Non-Profit Corporation whose mission is to provide community outreach through the arts and education. The New Light Foundation, Inc. will provide all necessary art supplies, snacks, games and gifts for the children that participate. Foundation President and Vice President respectively; artists Wendy White and Roland Ruocco, both have a following in New York and Europe, and are entering their eighth year in their working art studio/gallery/theater in South Florida.

The “Global Gallery” project (www.123kinderlachen.org) sponsors children’s festivals around the world during which children of all cultures paint pictures together. Each of the paintings have a message that is passed around the globe to other children. During the festival, children exchange views of neighboring countries or ethnic groups within their own county, or maybe within their own group. During the course of this important project, the “world’s biggest picture” emerges; painted by children – transcending all borders and conflicts.