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ZENITH CENTER ... Okay, I know that many students only reply, "Nothing!" when their parents ask what happened at school that day. But, at least one of my young artists told her mother about the mural I painted in Africa over the summer. I know that because one mother came to meet me shortly after the school year began. It was back to the wall again for me. MARTIN |
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This mother volunteered at Zenith (the official site), a refugee center not far from my home. I'd never heard of it, but there was a lot I never heard of since I don't speak Dutch. She thought that if I could paint a mural in Africa, I could certainly do the same thing in Belgium. And, she was right. MARTIN |
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quickly designed two murals, one with an Antwerp theme and the other
with a Zenith theme. The organization helped newly arrived people in
the Antwerp area with food, clothing, blankets, and anything else they
might need in their new lives far from home.
Getting painters to join in the project was no problem at all. I selected a few of artists in my middle and high school classes. And, when word got out about the project, other kids came looking for me. I was so pleased and proud of their willingness to help others. Not only were they willing and eager to help, these twenty kids were willing and eager on a Saturday morning. MARTIN |
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January in Antwerp is not my favorite time of the year. And, at the Zenith Center, it was freezing inside and outside of the building. Our murals were in the entrance waiting room of the building. We had two space heaters running the whole time. I can't say that they made it warm. Perhaps they just made it less cold. But, we had hot chocolate, warm pizza, and a cool time in that very cold building. MARTIN |
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