After spending two days in the woods doing art with the creative and inspiring children of Clear Spring School, today is all about painting faces! I have finally wrapped up negotiations for three days of face painting at the Grand Opening of Pinnacle Hills Shopping Center and I am on my way to paint faces at a fun event at Arkansas Support Network in Bentonville, one of many agencies in the area who provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities. I encourage everyone to support these organizations who strive to make our communities inclusive to all individuals and are drastically underfunded by our government. Most everyone I know has someone in their lives who lives with a disability. I have a sister who has cerebral palsy and is unable to care for herself. While there are organizations, agencies, and legislation to support care options for differently abled citizens, there is a tremendous lack of funding to actually enable these organizations to provide the choice of services now mandated by law. Many agencies must rely on donors, volunteers, and special events to serve individuals. I encourage everyone to consider finding ways to reach out to agencies in their region who are working to make our communities friendly and accessible to all people. My bit is to make donations of art prints and origami mobileas and earrings to auctions and to offer my face painting services. I’d love to hear ways others offer their gifts to make a difference in their communities,so write me or leave a comment.
If you are a fan of my face painting and want to come out to some really fun events, look for me at ASN in Bentonville this afternoon or come out to enjoy all the grand opening festivities for the opening of Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers. I will be at the new shopping center, which includes a Dillards, a J C Penney, and a 12 screen Malco theatre Wednesday, October 4th from 3pm-7pm, Friday the 6th from 2pm-6pm, and Saturday, the 7th from 11am-3pm. After that, I may need to dine at one of the five restaurants, check out the bookstore, and head over to the theatre and catch a show!
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