Spreading Kind Messages

Many are staying at home because the coronavirus threat has forced the closure of restaurants, shops, and venues.

Children in the New Haven neighborhood in Jupiter's Abacoa are keeping busy by drawing messages on sidewalks of kindness and inspiration.

THREAT HAS FORCED THE CLOSUREOF RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, ANDVENUES.

CHILDREN IN ONENEIGHBORHOOD IN JUPITER'SABACOA ARE KEEPING BUSY.

ASWPTV NEWS CHANNEL 5'S T.A.WALKER SHOWS US -- THEY'RETAKING MESSAGES OF KINDNESSAND INSPIRATION -- STRAIGHT TOTHE SIDEWALKS.<< ROBIN - "EVERYBODY WANTEDTO SEND OUT POSITIVE VIBES ANDPOSITIVE THOUGHTS.

SO THE KIDSALL AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOARE DOING IT TODAY." TA -TWINS MADDIE AND MARLEY ANDTHEIR FRIEND MADYSON ARE ON AMISSION.

[NATS - CHALKSCRATCHING THE SIDEWALK] TA -THEIR MEDIUM IS CHALK.

[NATS-MORE CHALK] TA - THEIR CANVAS?CONCRETE.

MADDIE - "BECAUSEIT'S KIND.

I JUST LIKE TO DRAWHEARTS AND NICE THINGS." TA -THEIR MISSION IS TO BE KIND TOTHEIR NEIGHBORS.

MARLEY - "IHOPE THEY THINK THAT IT'S NICEAND KIND." TA - ROBIN BEERSSAID A NEIGHBORHOOD FACEBOOKGROUP GOT THE IDEA WHEN SHEPOSTED THIS PICTURE.

ROBIN -"WE'LL ALL GET THROUGH THISTOGETHER, AND THAT'S WHILE IWAS RUNNING, AND I STOPPED,AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S REALLYCOOL." [NATS - CHALK] (LOTS OFVO AND NATS OF THE CHILDRENDRAWING) ROBIN - "IT IS HARDFOR THE PARENTS TO KEEP THEMOCCUPIED AND KIND OF AWAY FROMEACH OTHER.

BUT YET, THEY WANTTO PLAY, THEY WANT TO BEOUTSIDE, THEY WANT TO RIDETHEIR BIKES, THEY WANT TO DOTHINGS, IT IS DIFFICULT.

SOHAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS FORTHEM TO DO IS GREAT.

STACEYPODELL, A CALLIGRAPHER,UNKNOWINGLY STARTED THE SOCIALMEDIA TREND IN THE ABACOA'SNEW HAVEN NEIGHBORHOOD.

STACEY- "I SEE THAT THE SPRINKLERSHAVE WASHED IT AWAY A LITTLEBIT, SO I FIGURE I'LL FIND ANEW SPACE, AND I'LL PUTANOTHER MESSAGE EVERY FEWDAYS... ...AND SOMEONE WALKSBY, AND IT CHEERS THEM UP,THEN THAT'S GREAT.

I'VE DONEMY JOB." TA - WHEN WPTV TALKEDTO HER, SHE'S WAS UNAWARE SHEHAD INSPIRED SO MANY.

STACEY -"I'LL WALK AROUND AND LOOK FTHOSE... THAT'S WONDERFUL."ROBIN - "WE'RE JUST HERE TOSUPPORT EACH OTHER AND UPLIFTAND BE POSITIVE DURING THESETRYING TIMES." MARLEY - "I'MDRAWING A COLORFUL HEART WITHCOLORFUL CONFETTI AROUND IT."MADYSON - "LOVE.

T.A.

(WHY DIDYOU CHOOSE TO WRITE LOVE?)MADYSON - BECAUSE I WANTEVERYBODY TO BE KIND." [ENDPKG] [STAND UP] TA - NOW,MEMBERS OF THAT NEW HAVENFACEBOOK GROUP HOPE THOSEINSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES WILLCONTINUE.

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