The Brief
- A nonprofit’s goal is to have artists from across the country who have been affected by natural disasters paint murals in hurricane-affected communities of Tampa Bay.
- Jessica Henson just finished the nonprofit’s first mural at Playtime Learning Academy in Tampa.
- The nonprofit was launched after last year’s hurricanes.
TAMPA – Hurricane Helene forced employees at Playtime Learning Academy in Tampa to tear out and toss everything on the first floor.
“It was pretty shocking,” Director Christina Godette said. “There was about three feet of water outside the entire building and then about six inches of water inside. So, just opening that door, water was gushing out. It was pretty heartbreaking. There was a lot of damage,” she said.
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