A foyer, a dining room, a playroom and a bright, peptobismol pink hallway - all painted and cleaned by 15 eager amateur painters. (If you ever need a house painted, we are more than qualified by now!)
Today, we visited the CEASE domestic violence shelter in Morristown, TN and were given the assignment of painting several parts of the shelter that merited attention and a good cleaning. While focusing on painting, we interacted with several women at the shelter and were able to play with three extremely adorable children.
Although we all felt accomplished at the end of the day, domestic violence is a difficult issue to think about and face. Directly interacting with women who have faced such hardships was overwhelming but also extremely informative and interesting. And although playing with the children was fun, and they were extremely cute, it was saddening to think about the trauma and difficulties the children must have encountered during their childhood.
Nonetheless, this trip is dedicated to helping others, and even though painting walls may not be an activity many enjoy (especially since the paint gets everywhere), we were especially happy to help in whatever way we can.
- An Accomplished Painter
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