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90-year-old Jupiter woman raising money for charities through her art

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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90-year-old Jupiter woman raising money for charities through her art
90-year-old Jupiter woman raising money for charities through her art

Bonnie works on drawings every day.

She started posting her work on Facebook and has had thousands of people comment and follow her because of her work.

TWITTER HASHTAG GAININGATTENTION DURING THISCORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE"BONNIE" IS BONNIE BOWEN... A90 YEAR OLD JUPITER WOMANWHO'S TAPPED INTO HER CREATISIDE - WHILE STAYING AT HOME.AS WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODDWILSON SHOW'S US - HERCOMMITTMENT TO PAINTINGPICTURE EACH DAY IS NOWRAISING THOUSANDS FOR CHARIT<< (SOT 00:20) 3 SEC (COVERWITH PICTURES) I WOULDN'T CALLMYSELF AND ARTIST I JUST LIKETO DRAW.

NATS: (VO) THROUGHOUTTHE CITY OF JUPITER'S STAY ATHOME ORDER 90 YEAR OLD BONNIEBOWEN HAS CREATED A WATERCOLORPAINTING EACH DAY.

SHE SAYSINSPIRATION CAN COME FROMSIMPLE THINGS LIKE PEOPLEWALKING DOGS TO A TANDEM BIKE.(SOT 00:42) 4 SEC JUST LITTLETHINGS LIKE THAT MAKE ME SMILEAND I WANT TO PUT IT DOWNPAPER.

NATS: (VO) BOWEN WORKON DRAWINGS EVERYDAY.

SHESTARTED POSTING HER WORK ONFACEBOOK.

SHE'S HAD THOUSANDSOF PEOPLE COMMENT AND FOLLOWHER BECAUSE OF HER WORK.

(SOT3:08) 5 SEC IT'S FUN TO SETHAT PEOPLE LIKE IT IT'S VERYREWARDING.

NATS: (VO)REWARDING IS ANUNDERSTATEMENT.

BONNIE'SDAUGHTER BETSY, WHO LIVES INCOLUMBUS, OHIO ALWAYS WANTEDTO PUT HER MOM'S WORK ON T-SHIRTS, SO THEY DID.

AND SOONTHE GOVERNOR OF OHIO, MIKEDEWINE, NOTICED HER ART.

(SOT3:33) (BETSY BOWEN-HAMPTON) 12SEC ONE OF HIS EXECUTIVES SAWONE OF HER DRAWINGS ANDCONTACTED HER AND HEEVENTUALLY CALLED MY MOTHER INFLORIDA AND TOLD HER HOW MUCHE LOVED HER ART.

NATS: (VO)BETSY DECIDED TO TAKE THINGS ABIT FURTHER BY RAISING MONEYFOR CHARITIES.

(SOT 5:22) 10SEC WE DECIDED TO GIVE $5 OFEVERY T-SHIRT SOLD TO THEAMERICAN RED CROSS.

SO, THEYJUST GAVE THEM $5,000.

NATS:(VO) BONNIE SAYS, DRAWING ISHER CREATIVE OUTLET.

SO HOWWILL SHE CONTINUE?

(SOT 4:52)4 SEC PROBABLY FOREVER, I'M 90NOW SO HOPEFULLY I'LL BE DOINGIT FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARANYWAY.

TODD'S TAG: THEMOTHER/DAUGHTER TEAM HASRAISED AN ADDITIONAL $3,000 BYSELLING GREETING CARDS.

THMONEY WILL GO TO A LOCALCHARITY.

IN PALM BEACH COUNTY,TODD WILSON, WPTV NC 5.

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