Saturday, July 30, 2011

The power of community, through paint!

As the month of painting comes to a close it is necessary to acknowledge the community involvement and interactions with this mural. The interactions have taken place while we've been painting, people asking if they can bring their kids to help, or just thanking us in general for beautifying their walkway. Then one evening, I had been at a meeting in the library, and decide to sit across from the wall for a while. My goodness, what traffic and engagement took place! There were people walking home after work, the bus ran by a few times, and some girls  coming from downtown stopped and took pictures with the wall!
This mural is so much more than just some paint on a wall, it is a story, it is an amalgamation of many of Greensboro's voices. If the wall can help build bridges and incite thought, then we have done the right thing.
Let us keep up the good work, for a brighter future!

Sunday, July 3, 2011

So many great announcements!

Hello all!

So much has happened since our last update!

1st: We raised $2,000 in one week!!!

2nd: We got another grant to help us create the best block party ever!

3rd: WE STARTED PAINTING!!!!

We've been painting this whole past week, and so much progress has been made.
We wouldn't have been able to do this without all of our spectacular volunteers!!!

So a HUGE thanks goes out to all of our amazing volunteers, we had 22 stellar volunteers yesterday alone!


And if you would like to stop by we are at the wall 9:30-12:30pm M-F (except this Monday, July 4th!)

Thanks for all you do!

The Mural Team!!!