18 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP Kids paint owls on fence of local park BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK MMCGOLDRICKBROOKLYNREPORTER.COM Gearing up for summer, the Owl’s Head Park Horticulture Group asked children ages three to 10 to come help paint a very special part of the park on two separate Saturdays this month. The group gathered once on May 6 and again on May 20 (the latter a rain-date for May 13 that ended up coinciding with the 17th annual Viking Fest, also in Owl’s Head Park) to paint the metal cut-out owls along the gate of the children’s playground. "It went great," said volunteer Susan Frances, noting that children came from as far as Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay to help paint owls a er their parents saw news of the event being spread on Facebook. "I think the kids really enjoyed it. Some of them were hesitant about drawing pictures but, once they got into it, they wanted to do more and more." This was not the fi rst time kids came out to paint the owls of Owl's Head, Frances said. "We had fi rst done this workshop back in June, 2015," said the volunteer, noting that the fi rst set of owls ever painted was behind the swing-set. "We had three more owls that were getting rusted so we said, why don't we fi nish the other owls?" The project, Frances said, serves more than one purpose. "The goal is not only to let the kids paint the owls and contribute to their park but also to learn something," she said, noting that each set of owls has its own geometric shape that children were encouraged to design — hexagons, diamonds and squares. "So we're hoping that the kids can also get familiar with shapes as well as with drawing." During the workshops, both of which took place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., kids jumped at the chance to get their hands on some brushes and get to work. The pint-sized Picassos successfully painted a handful of panels on the owl silhouettes along the gate – each one di erent from the next. "I hope that more kids decide to contribute in some way to their park," said Frances, encouraging any parents with ideas on how to get their children more involved to contact the group by e-mail at owlsheadvolunteers@ earthlink.net or online at Facebook. com/OwlsHeadVolunteers. "I think it's really important to get the community involved in helping parks like Owl's Head." BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by Corazon Aguirre The Feeney family at work on the owls. The newly painted owls. Find the RIGHT healthcare career path for YOU! Choose ANY of Kingsborough’s 5 Allied Health A.A.S. Degree programs and get started TODAY! § Nursing § Surgical Technology § Physical Therapist Assistant § EMT/Paramedic § Polysomnographic (Sleep) Technology You can also visit http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/academicDepartments/nursing for more specific program information. Call the Admissions Office at 718-368-4000 to schedule a tour or for more information. KINGSBOROUGH C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E DREAMS BEGIN HERE Choose from more than 70 programs. Day, evening, and weekend classes available. 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11235 | www.kbcc.cuny.edu
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