Malden Teen Enrichment Center’s ‘Positivity Pole’

  Leave it to the students and staff at the Malden Teen Enrichment Center (MTEC) to come up with a ‘Positive’ (and environmentally sound) way to repurpose a timeworn fence in Malden Square that was demolished into an artistic creation that spreads and trumpets goodwill and, well, Positivity! “We thought it would be a good way to make a piece of artwork out of a discarded former fence and send a positive message at the same time,” said MTEC Director Carthy McMullin. So it happened, and the result is the MTEC “Positivity Pole” – just brimming with messaging that is soothing to the soul like “Care” “Peaceful” and “Be Kind.” The pole is located adjacent to the MTEC site, which is inside the Malden Senior Center at 7 Washington St. Shown in the smaller group shot, from left to right, are MTEC members Allison Yu ,Juliana Lin, Ben Rosa and Zhi Zhu. In the larger group, shown from left to right, are Ben Rosa, Juliana Lin, MTEC Leaders Sheena, Jacob and Jay, Zhi Zhu and Allison Yu. (Courtesy/MTEC)