WALL OF COURAGE vs

A WALL OF COURAGE MURAL IS BEING INSTALLED AT THE CORNER OF UNION AND WEST BEACH STREETS, NEAR WATSONVILLE PLAZA. THE MURAL WAS DESIGNED BY ART TEACHER JOSE ORTIZ, A MURALIST AND VOLUNTEER WITH THE JACOB'S HEART CHILDREN'S CANCER ASSOCIATION. THE NONPROFIT'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG CANCER PATIENTS. THE PROJECT BEGAN WHEN A GROUP OF ARTISTS ASKED THE JACOB'S HEART ORGANIZATION TO HELP THEM CREATE A SERIES OF MURALS TO RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF CHILDREN'S CANCER, AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE STRENGTH AND COURAGE BOTH OF THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE LATEST WOODEN WALL MURAL PROJECT WAS PAINTED BY VOLUNTEERS AND IS THE 3RD MURAL IN A SERIES THAT BEGAN IN 1998. THE 1ST MURAL WAS DONE IN 1999 AT HOLLISTER?S SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THE 2ND WAS FINISHED IN 2000 (IN SANTA CRUZ) AT THE ROLLER PALLADIUM ON SEABRIGHT AVENUE.