Murals for Dosey Park Community Paint-a-Thon Fundraiser 2013!

Think back to when you were a kid….Wouldn’t it be fun to paint on the walls again? Only this time you won’t get in trouble!

The Community Paint-a-Thon will be held:

Date: Friday March 22, 2013

Time: 8:30 am to 3:30pm

Location: Dorsey Park

Address: 1701 NW 1st Ave, Miami, FL33136

Registration: $25  

This will be the first fundraiser for our Murals for Dorsey Park Project, a Knight Foundation Arts Challenge winner.

If you would like to participate you can register now. You can sign-up as a team or be assigned a team upon arrival at the event. This Fund-raiser is an opportunity to volunteer with your family, friends, colleagues, civic group or other community group. But most of all this is an opportunity for us to come together to transform our community using our collective skills and assets!

Each team member must register to participate.

*High school youth who participate will be awarded community service hours upon request.

We also are asking local artist to serve as Mentoring Artist and supervise a small group of novice painters for the day. If you would like to serve, please sign-up  here!

URGENT, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) youth and community development organization dedicated to empowering young minds to transform their communities. We do this by promoting shared leadership through empowerment, education and civic engagement to create collective well-being.  We believe our elders are the anchors of communities, parents are the coaches but it is the young people that are the drivers of change. Current programs include Rites of Passage for Girls, Youth Empowerment After School & Summer Camp, Intergenerational Project.