Approximately 50 children and parents attended the City of Revere Parks & Recreation Department’s Paint Night fundraiser for Ukraine and its children. Instead of paying a registration fee, they asked guests to donate to UNICEF, a humanitarian organization that helps war victims. Sunflower – Ukraine’s national flower – artwork will hang in City Hall before the artists take them home. For information, visit https://www.unicefusa.org/war-ukraine.
PAINTING SUNFLOWERS: Revere residents Alisha and Aubrey Hiduchick, 8, who are shown in front, donated $20 to UNICEF; Shanna and Amelia Viola, 6, donated $25 to the cause.Artapalooza vendor Diane Cassinello, who instructed kids how to paint sunflowers, and City of Revere Parks & Recreation Department Program Coordinator Sally VranosAvid anime painter Ashley Cordon, 13, began to paint her sunflower petals yellow.Alisha and Aubrey Hiduchick, 8, and Shanna and Amelia Viola, 6, are shown with canvases ready to paint.Corrie O’Neil poured paint on a plate to color in the sky portion of the mural.Evangeline Ellis (at left), 7, and Etienne Ellis, 11, penciled sunflowers.Some guests painted multicolored sunflowers.Etienne Ellis (at right), 11, displayed her work-in-progress while Evangeline Ellis, 7, showed off her finished product. They each donated an undisclosed amount to UNICEF.Cadence Durning, 11, outlined a base (far left) as she called last Friday’s Parks and Recreation Paint Night a good cause. She donated $50 to UNICEF.An array of the sunflowers that will be hung inside Revere City Hall