Traffic Signal Boxes....!

Summer is a busy busy time for us all.

However, the City Council asked if some of our girls could paint another Traffic Signal Box and of course we could not refuse.

Our City Council People are incredible nice. I love living in our small town...!

This Traffic Signal Box was sponsored by a numbered of people: City of Shafter, Art Council and PG&E. PG&E had an art contest at the schools on going green. This was the winning poster. They surprised the girl with the finished product.

The finished Traffic Signal Box...!

On a previous post, I showed the girls painting another signal box. There were a few things that the artist had to do on his own. After he came back into town to finish it, this was how it turned out...!

Aren't these just adorable?

I think they make the town look really artsy {grin}

Painting Traffic Signal Boxes....!

One Friday night at 8 pm, I got a message saying to have our older girls out in Shafter by 8 am the next morning. I text everyone really fast to see who could make it out there on short notice. You know? It's Summer and everyone is on vacay...!

These were the girls that showed up to paint the Traffic Signal Box on Lerdo Hwy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They helped in painting the "Colours" mural on the Signal Box with an artist in town.

It was actually super fun and interesting.  I was worried about the girls out there in the sun for hours and hours, but the time flew by because we learned so much.

The City Councilwoman who put this together, came out to encourage them and the Mayor even came out.  They brought the girls water and put traffic cones around them so they don't get ran over...!

The next Traffic Signal Painting date isn't set yet and I really hope it's not last minute again, but I was told that the younger girls might be able to help this next time since it's supposed to be handprints painted all around the box.

It was alot of fun and I cannot wait to do the next one.

It is neat seeing that in town...!

Community Service Project...!

April is Earth Day month.

It is very important to me to get the girls doing a Community Service Project for our community.

Last year, we did the Great American Cleanup in Bakersfield.

It was alot of fun, but I came out of that thinking....we should do something for our own little town. I wanted to start a cleanup of our own.

So, I started emailing City Council Members......that left me nowhere. Frantically, trying to get a Cleanup started for our town....I started asking around. Better idea.Word of mouth, face to face contact. Much better. Fortunately, I had help from a Mother in our Troop who knows everyone. She got City Council Members to call me. Hallelujah.

Instead of a Cleanup, the City Council Members decided upon our girls painting about 5 places in town.

They want to make sure our girls are safe and sound. One of the reasons, I love our small town so much....even the people in charge our shining examples.

I am waiting on a call back for the time and day of painting the Town and then we will get to work...!

So, I'm just exhausted thinking of how far back I started this adventure....but we are almost there. Almost.

I apologize for the date that I had scheduled on the calendar, but for now we are playing it by ear.

Thank you...!

*With a Servants Heart...Troop Leader Bobbi