I forgot how fun it is to paint, especially when you’re bringing cartoony characters to life on the blah walls of an elementary school cafeteria. This Saturday, Leah and I painted murals at PS84, an arts school in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for NY Cares Day. 8,000 New Yorkers came out to spruce up schools around the city. There was a huge team effort at PS84, led by my wonderful co-worker Gloria and her boyfriend, Sam. Leah and I can take credit for bringing this creature to life - I surmise he was a cross between a goose and a moose? We declared him Alfred.
- Alfred, keeping watch over the lunchroom
To get involved with NY Cares, click here for Upcoming Events. I bet you’ll be surprised at the variety of opportunities that exist. Next weekend, if you’re free and feeling festive, you can even guide kids through a “haunted” walk at Prospect Park.
