CRIS Mural Painting Project

On October 26, I attended the service event with a several other IA scholars at an elementary school. At the school, we had the opportunity to paint a mural for the kids at the school with a couple of kids that attending the school and a neighboring school. Some of the kids assisted with painting the mural while the other kids made leaves that would have positive messages on them. The goal of the mural was to have trees and a hand on the wall that the students put the leaves on, and when the kids need a little motivation or are feeling down they can pick a leaf off of one of the walls and carry that positive message around with them.

This community service event relates to international affairs because all over the world many people of all ages and backgrounds come together to create murals and paintings to add to their community. Participating in this event impacted me because I got the chance to work with young kids (which I don’t do often) and my fellow peers to come together and create a beautiful piece of artwork. This allowed me to feel a sense of unity and see how important it is to work with others to create a final product that will benefit everyone.

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