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Education Executive Starts New Career with Abrakadoodle post-obit Austin Franchise Purchase

Art and creativity programs are arriving now at community sites and schools throughout Austin

Gina Bennette of Leander, Texas

Gina Bennette of Leander, Texas

Sterling, VA, September 25, 2015– Abrakadoodle is bringing its award-winning creative, mobile art programs to do good children and adults with the addition of its newest franchise unit of measurement in Austin, Texas. Abrakadoodle, with its global franchise headquarters in Sterling, Virginia welcomes this latest unit that joins three Texas Abrakadoodle locations in Katy and around the Houston surface area. New owner Gina Bennette of Leander volition be providing a wide range of fine art programs to include visual arts classes, camps, workshops, in-school field trips, special events and arty parties at schools, community centers, and other sites that serve children. Ms. Bennette is very pleased to announce a partnership with the Round Rock Independent Schoolhouse District to provide fine art education programs for students at district elementary schools. Ms. Bennette has also hired Treva Champlin, a native of Georgetown, in the role of manager. Abrakadoodle also offers artistic art programs and social art parties and events through its Art Splash program, which is designed specifically for adults. Abrakadoodle will exist establishing programs at schools and sites throughout Austin to include North Austin, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Leander, Georgetown and Pflugerville.

"We are pleased to welcome Gina to our award-winning Abrakadoodle franchise organisation," said Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE, President and Co-Founder of Abrakadoodle, Inc. "Gina's groundwork serving schools and school districts, likewise as her background in training, nicely complements her strong conventionalities in Abrakadoodle's methodology and curriculum."

Gina earned a bachelor'due south caste in psychology from LSU in 2002. Most recently, Gina was vice president with the Princeton Review, where she held increasingly responsible positions during her 12-year tenure and gained valuable experience working with schools and schoolhouse districts. Prior to that, she was a senior direction trainer for Kinko's. Built-in and raised in New Orleans, Gina moved to Austin two years ago with her husband and 3 young children to take advantage of the metropolis'due south excellent services. Gina commented, "I've been looking at Abrakadoodle for nearly two years, and I love the business organization model. I wanted to be my ain dominate and brand a deviation in the community. My strength is building a business organisation with heart, and I feel I have the tools to be successful. I truly believe that creative kids will be the next leaders and innovators, and I am excited to be a part of bringing Abrakadoodle's remarkable programs back to Austin."

To learn more virtually art programs or to bring Abrakadoodle classes and activities to your location, delight go to www.abrakadoodle.com/tex-austin/ or contact Gina Bennette, Education Director at gbennette@abrakadoodle.com or 512-337-7017.

About Abrakadoodle

Abrakadoodle was co-founded in 2002 by award-winning educator/franchise developer Mary Rogers, CFE, MA.Ed, and children's services franchising good Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE. Abrakadoodle is the most comprehensive creativity and art education company of its kind, offer extensive visual arts classes, camps and parties for children ages 20 months to 12 years onetime. Abrakadoodle's Art Splash program features artistic art parties and events designed for developed "artventurers." Abrakadoodle has received seven First Place Awards from Nickelodeon'due south Parent Picks Awards for "Best Art Program to inspire your kid's inner Picasso." Abrakadoodle also received nominations for "All-time Kids Political party Entertainer" and "Best Kids Political party Place." Visit world wide web.Abrakadoodle.com.

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