The welding room. Stage 2

So the room was cleared, we had our very own space for our welding station. Our next mission was to paint the rom. What a great morning once again. The service users worked hard... We had minimal resources for paint but we made the best of what we had. Electric bue and cream. We decided that the combination of colours was very INDUSTRIOUS.

This is the room before the paint was done.... Seemed like a daunting task ahead as the walls were high and we had no ladders. The service users took initiative and attached the roller paintbrushes to broom sticks so that they could reach higher up. This project was allowing the the oppurtunity to problem solve, to make decisions and very importantly- think positively. They were contributing to a great project for NPC. This group of service users will always be remembered for the legacy that they leave behind, and that being this incredible welding room station.

Thes unfinished sun that can be seen in the picture is a mosaic of mirror pieces that we found in the room during the clean up of it. We used the mirror pieces to construct this masterpiece sun. It is not finisehed yet and will be completed by one of the service users. The sun is symbolic for obviously, LIGHT. A beautiful saying that goes with this metaphor of the sun is.... "Turn your face towards the sun and the shadows will fall behind you." This is so beautiful and rings so true in the lives of the service users. Turning away from their dark ways of substance abuse and looking towards the sun as the try to change their lives for the better, leaving behing the shadows that took control of their lives.