The event really
was a community celebration. A retired baker made sweet bread, pizza,
and cheese pastry in the huge oven next to the house. At the end of
two days that were not as long as I would have imagined, the mural
was completed. I had a lot of help from neighbors, family, and sponsors.
Most satisfying of all, the children painted. I was glad that it wasn't
just something that they were given. They helped to create the mural
during two days that they would never forget.
MARTIN
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