My friend Cris and I went to volunteer for the Walls of Hope over at the Children’s Hospital in Quezon City.
The Children’s Hospital was built in the 1980′s, one of 3 medical centers built during the Martial Law regime of Marcos. It had many murals painted on it’s walls to make it look friendlier and happier for the children confined there. But neglect over the years have turned many of the murals grey and dilapidated, making the Children’s Hospital look more spooky than inviting.
Walls of Hope was a project that put together artists and over 400 volunteers to re-animate the Children’s Hospital. Spruce up the old murals and paint new ones all over it’s walls.
Cris, the Spawn and I were able to lend a few hours of help today and worked on the “children’s wall” which was designed by children from the hospital themselves. We helped to outline the waves on the planters and all the butterflies along the length of the wall.
The grand re-opening of the murals at the Children’s Hospital is tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully the new murals will bring smiles to the kids faces for many years to come.
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