Halloween on Main Street Grapevine was held Friday night October 30th. To support our collaborative partner, Grapevine Parks and Recreation, RISE manned the Face Painting Booth. Unforeseen circumstances came up the day of the event and I lost the majority of our volunteers and experienced face painters that were scheduled. The TEAM RISE Volunteers and Participants that did show up had never painted faces before. Thanks to the tremendous support of Jessica Simbeck, a TWU student that regularly volunteers for quad rugby, Michael Fisher and Avasa Braith, also rugby volunteers, for their call to action and making it work. Beth Jerner with Canine Companions and her trusty side kick puppy Peony, were having a great time splashing paint too. Staci and Clint also showed up and later in the evening and participated. The highlight was Traci Bryan, a quadriplegic that had not painted since her injury. She was amazing and could not put down the paint brushes. I attempted to close the booth and she continued to accept new kids until I finally had to shut off the lights. Mike Peters and Justin Ferguson got out of their comfort zone and got their faces painted to join in the fun. The booth was active all evening. Thanks to all of you for your continued support in all of the fun things we do in the community each and every week! Check out these fun pictures of the evening. CLICK HERE for more photos from this event.
Paul Gray
2 Responses to “Halloween on Main Street, Friday Night, October 30th, Main Street Grapevine” Leave a reply ›
Weather permiting... we will be there. Count 2 of us to help with what we can.
I thought I had it all figured out. I would drive out to Grapevine, pass out candy to the kiddo's, and freeze with my fellow disabled peeps. I wasn't even close. Paul asked me if I could paint. I thought he meant paint pumpkins, so I said, "sure, I can a little bit." About a minute later Paul handed me a paint brush, some paint, and a small child. What ? Face painting ? Holy moly ! Yes...please give the QUAD a brush, paint, & a small child. This is going to be fun.
Actually the experience of face painting was alot fun. The parents knew what was going on, the kids had no mirrors, & it was free, so no complaints. I really enjoyed my time with the kids & everyone from RISE. I definitely plan on practicing for next year.
Traci