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August, 2010 - Ellenville, New York – Center for Spectrum Services students in Ellenville are proudly displaying a new triptych of murals with the common theme of “Diversity”. Students with autism ages 3 – 8 in each of the three Ellenville classrooms worked together with Assistant Teacher and summer volunteer Donna Cleary to paint their own 3’x5’ murals, which have been installed together in the school’s playground, making a chain link fence into an art gallery.
Tito Walsh of Walsh Signs and Graphics, who consulted on this project, said “The beautiful thing about this is the boards can be sanded and reused, so the children can paint on them again and again.” Spectrum Services is grateful to Walsh Signs, as well as for generous donations received from Williams Lumber and Home Center in High Falls, Slutsky Lumber in Ellenville, and Napa (Powers) Auto Supply of Kerhonkson, which has helped to brighten the lives of people with autism, all of whom contributed to the project.
“It’s been a colorful, creative summer for students at Center for Spectrum Services in Ellenville,” says school Coordinatorr Mimi Werner, adding “Donna has helped the children to collaborate on some beautiful work.” Donna herself is more demure, saying “I just do it for the enjoyment of the kids.”
The Center for Spectrum Services is a nationally recognized, New York State approved, not-for-profit program serving the needs of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders and the community that supports them. Spectrum Services offers education and school programs in Kingston and Ellenville, NY, as well as community-based services for preschool aged children. The Spectrum Services clinic provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for people of all ages, trainings to schools and professionals, and individual and group counseling for children and young adults with high functioning autism. Our agency is a respected leader in best practices and has a history of excellence that spans more than three decades.
Contact: Courtney Scott, Development Coordinator, Spectrum Services Foundation
845.336.2616 x165
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