After a long and happy summer, we are ready to hit the ground running and get this year’s painting party started! Amazingly, we have 10 new schools on our roster this year. As I am busily making site visits, training a new teacher, and putting out calls for volunteers, my energy and excitement for the new year of programming rises exponentially! We expect to reach over 500 students this school year – an amazing number for a grassroots project like ours!

I’ve also been working with a business consultant who is helping me make a plan to build Brush Fire’s infrastructure. That means, in part, creating a working board of directors. If you feel passionately about Brush Fire’s mission and have 2-5 hours a month to dedicate to the cause, please drop me a line at naomi@paintbrushfire.org. While I don’t believe we can change the whole world, we can certainly work together to help change lives!