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 This October, volunteers from Time Warner Cable, Boys & Girls Club of Venice, HBO, Warner Bros. Studios, and members of the South Los Angeles community took part in creating a jumbo-sized mural that was painted on the façade of The Salvation Army Youth & Community Center at 7651 S. Central Avenue.
Designed by artist and muralist Lalo Marquez of Venice, California, the over-riding theme of this extraordinary piece of collaborative art is the promise of a future for neighborhood youth. A brighter future many young people find at The Salvation Army Community Center thanks to its programs. The mural depicts that promise on multiple panels where volunteer artists have painted images of children engaged in the various activities, such as education, prayer, and physical fitness activities that can all be found at the Center on any given day. Jeffrey A. Hirsch, President of Time Warner Cable’s Metropolitan Los Angeles Division, was duly impressed when he came out and saw more than 200 hundred volunteers had come out with their paint brushes in their hands and a sense of community in their hearts. “The mural will not only showcase the talents and collaborative efforts of numerous volunteers who wanted to lend their support, but it will also be a great display and reminder of the educational resources and activities that are available here at The Salvation Army Community Center to local youth.”
The Salvation Army is deeply grateful to Time Warner Cable for its commitment to the community and to its employees who gave of themselves to make this mural a reality.
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