Positivity Walls going up in Venice
Venice COC
The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce announces the launch of five Positivity Walls throughout the Venice area. The Chamber, in partnership with the City of Venice, Sarasota County, J 2 Solutions, Home Depot of Venice, Office Depot of Venice, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Venice Print Center, Venice Art Center and Venice MainStreet are constructing these walls to spread positivity throughout our community. Residents and visitors alike will have an opportunity to write and share their own message of positivity on the walls.
Kathy Lehner, President and CEO of the Chamber, states, “It’s something I saw another chamber doing, and with everything going on in 2020, we thought it would be a great idea for people to share positive quotes, thoughts and messages.”
The Chamber is asking the community at large to contribute to the community Positivity Walls. Residents and visitors alike are invited to leave a positive message, a wish, or words of encouragement to share with the community. To participate, complimentary supplies can be found attached to each wall. Each wall will have a box of tags, markers and zip ties. People will write their message on a tag, use a zip tie from the box to attach the message to the wall, and return the marker to the box.
There will be five walls located throughout the community:
- Centennial Park, 200 E Venice Ave., Venice
- Venice Beach pavilion, 101 The Esplanade, Venice
- Sky Family YMCA, 701 Center Rd., Venice
- Laurel Civic Center, 509 Collins Rd., Nokomis
- Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library, 4141 Woodmere Park Blvd., Venice
The first phase of the project will be a little less than three months. All five of the walls are going up on Monday, Sept. 21 and will stay up till mid-December.
The second phase of the project will begin when all the tags are sent to the Venice Art Center. It will culminate with a public art project representing artistic interpretation of the messaging.
For more information, please contact the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce at 941-488-2236, email Mary Charland at [email protected], or visit www.venicechamber.com.