Students from Father Gorman School gathered Friday to paint for positivity, and leave some inspiring messages for the community.
On Friday, students painted uplifting quotes and pictures along the walking trail off 36 Street. The fence they painted on was donated by local resident Travis Hall, who has already been known in the community as the person who painted the “Black Lives Matter” mural there back in June.
“It’s fun to watch it grow and change, you come out every day, and there’s something new on there, something’s covered up, there’s always something else going on. So it’s fun to watch it grow and manipulate throughout the year.”
Sixth Grade Teacher Paige Fulkerth says she heard about Travis’ wall earlier in the year and reached out to do this because it would be a good fit for her students and this learning.
“Kids are learning about positive affirmations for themselves, and positive messages for others, and with their voice they have the responsibility to spread make others feel good, versus feel bad, so they all drafted up their own positive message, and they got to bring it to life on the fence today.”
Fulkerth says her class is thankful and lucky to be able to contribute positively to the project.