Splatter of Colours report!

On the 5th and 6th of October, members of the Leo Club of Assunta paid a visit to Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Sayang which is an orphanage located in University Garden, Petaling Jaya. A total number of 5 Leos attended this project and we were accompanied by 2 teachers. The main objective of this project was to complete a mural painting on one of the walls of the home.

The Leos arrived at the home around 9 in the morning and got to work right away. The first thing that had to be done was deciding the exact design that was to be drawn onto the wall. Leo Bue had submitted a design earlier in the month which was approved by the care takers at the home and therefore that was the design that was to be used. The care takers of the home had also mentioned that they wanted their logo to be part of the mural and so Leo Bue was given the task to incorporate the logo into her design. After making the final touches to the design, a couple of Leos started to sketch out the design onto the wall. For the sketching, chalk was used as it was easy to erase in case of a mistake. The drawing did not take long and they it was done in a blink of an eye.

Since it was a home for the kids, the design consisted of a cloud and a rainbow stretching across the wall. After the drawing had been done, the Leos had to paint it. The colours that were chosen for the rainbow were such as red, orange, blue, green and purple. Since we did not have the exact colours , we had to blend several different colours to obtain the colours which were to be used for the rainbow. While some of the Leos were painting the rainbow on the wall, the others had to come up with stencils which would then be used for the wordings on the wall. Leo Grace had previously printed out the letters onto A4 paper and she left it up to the Leos to cut out the alphabets to create a stencil.

At around 12.30 p.m. the Leos found that they were almost three quarters done with the work. The only thing that could not be completed was painting the red into the rainbow as there was no red paint available and it could not be conjured up. One of the things that was still yet to be done was to paint the Leo emblem onto the wall which was one of the minor jobs of the day. The Leo emblem was painted on by Leo Bue and Leo Saliza.

Lastly at around 2.30 in the afternoon, the Leos put the finishing touches onto the mural and they were done with it. Before leaving the home, we cleaned up the mess and also donated some food to the children at the home as we said our good byes’.

Prepared by,
Leo Shivania.S
Secretary of the Leo Club of Assunta Secondary School