Wow ... The Wall is Wonderful!

It was a perfect weather weekend. Wesley and Meatball, in the company of over 60 children over 3 days created a joyful masterpiece.

You can view a photo gallery of the weekend's pictures at www.east.scs.k12.nc.us - and if you have some pictures to add, let me know!

We are so grateful to everyone, East teachers, kids from all over the county who were "drawn" to the wall! The energy was terrific.

Here are some of the things that kids said about their experience:

Antwan Bennett: "It changed my heart"
DaShada Wall: "After I painted, I wanted to change the world. I went home and cleaned up the area around my house."
Niya Jackson: "It made me happy inside".

Mural Weekend is Here

Wesley is off work today, and will be spray painting the school bus on the wall! Color swatching will also happen today.

Tomorrow morning the street will be barricaded. Volunteer painters should park in bowling alley parking lot and walk to the barricaded area of the street. Check in at the "paint table" - sign in, and get a brush and a container of paint. Save the lower areas of the mural for the littler ones - try to work just at your height - let the high schoolers and adults work the ladders. Remember to watch where youre going because Saturday morning will be Very Busy with many painters!

Work slowly and carefully. Remember that you are painting something that will be there for years to come!

Mural Outlining Has Begun!

Wesley found a slender window of time this past weekend when the winds were calm enough to work with spray paint to begin the outlining of the mural. As weather permits, he'll continue on this work through the week.

Color swatching is planned for Friday afternoon, and the color painting by volunteers will begin and go through the weekend. What Fun! A flyer of information and how to sign up for painting times is being distributed to students who may want to help paint this weekend.