Michael Howard, founder of Operation Clean Slate, a mural-making organization, paints a mural with Rea Elementary school students Ricardo Contreras, 11, Xamantha Rocha, 11 and Alicia Airey, 10 on a wall at school on Tuesday. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Rea Elementary school students Xamantha Rocha, 11 and Alicia Airey, 10, paint letters on a mural at school on Tuesday. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Michael Howard prepares brushes for Rea Elementary school students Ricardo Contreras, 11, Xamantha Rocha, 11 and Alicia Airey. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
Michael Howard, founder of Operation Clean Slate, a mural-making organization, is painting a mural with Rea Elementary Scchool on Tuesday. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)