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Griffeth House girls brighten local agency
Nov 2, 2003 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
When Kathy O’Mara, Griffeth House community service faculty member, saw an ad placed by Hospitality House for Women, she thought it could be a great opportunity for the girls in her House to make a difference in the Rome community. The agency, which handles crisis calls and provides shelter for thousands of women each year, was looking for an artist to paint a mural for its playroom.
“Katie Binns, community service day prefect, got the ball rolling by setting up a date for us to go paint,” O’Mara said. “Crystal Gadishaw-Lue, community service resident prefect, got volunteers from the Griffeth House.” Students from other Houses showed up as well and Phil Titus, science instructor and department chair, and Nathalie Welch, French instructor, helped by driving volunteers back and forth from Darlington to the Hospitality House.
Two walls of the playroom had already been painted as an underwater scene by other area students. Griffeth House girls started by adding color to the water around the fish and then turned the other two walls into a fish world. O’Mara drew seaweed and fish and then the girls painted them and added their own artistic touches.
“The girls worked Friday afternoon and the entire day Saturday,” O’Mara said. Griffeth House paid for the supplies.
“Katie Binns, community service day prefect, got the ball rolling by setting up a date for us to go paint,” O’Mara said. “Crystal Gadishaw-Lue, community service resident prefect, got volunteers from the Griffeth House.” Students from other Houses showed up as well and Phil Titus, science instructor and department chair, and Nathalie Welch, French instructor, helped by driving volunteers back and forth from Darlington to the Hospitality House.
Two walls of the playroom had already been painted as an underwater scene by other area students. Griffeth House girls started by adding color to the water around the fish and then turned the other two walls into a fish world. O’Mara drew seaweed and fish and then the girls painted them and added their own artistic touches.
“The girls worked Friday afternoon and the entire day Saturday,” O’Mara said. Griffeth House paid for the supplies.
