Wyckoff Students to Host Mad4Kids Art Show Tonight

The Mad4Kids Club is holding an art and vendor night at Eisenhower Middle School tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mad4Kids is a school-based group dedicated to raising money for charity. Admission is $5 and those in attendance will receive Mad4Kids wristbands.

The group meets weekly and with Eisenhower teacher Lori Ebanetti but it is the students who started the group and maintain its operation.

Mad4Kids was started by a handful of Eisenhower students looking to complete a project but now about 50 students are involved with the club.

“This all started with a project that was basically ‘how can you change the world and leave a legacy,’” said Ebanetti. “I have a sophomore who is my treasurer. The kids will confirm the vendors and collect a check from them at the end of the night. They do everything, I’m just the adult in the room.”

One of the vendors in attendance will be Denise Ricciotti, who will be there with her T-shirt company Star Dog. Star Dog aims to give a shirt to a child in need for every shirt sold.

“I stated this company to help kids who are in need of clothing,” said Ricciotti. “I was glad to get involved with Mad4Kids. They are a wonderful group of teenagers and they do a lot to raise money for a lot of good causes.”

Mad4Kids has set up an ad book for people who are sponsoring the event and for the artists who are involved. All proceeds from the event will be sent to help benefit Girl Up, SafePassage.Org and Hug it Forward.

“It feels really good and we all feel like we’ve made a difference. After one of our events we all feel accomplished and like our hard work paid off,” said Abby Shulman, 15, of Wyckoff.

If you'd like more info on the event or the group you can email them at MAD4kids@gmail.com.