It is a horror to see how much time the vandals took to destroy the front of the library (by the ramp) by carving into the windows, tile, and doors. People must of seen them as the vandals were in action, where are the witnesses? Was the police called or did the people who saw them thought it was part of a phase in Echo Park.
With our system where money resources are hard to come by and the costly price of replacing the damage that these cowards created, it sad that instead of utilizing the money to buy more books now it might have to be used for cleaning the aftermath of the vandalism.
The newspaper inside the library repeatedly tagged by the same kids, the boys and girls restrooms tagged as well, the tables and table counters same carved in tagging and many of this items cannot be replaced.
If you want to make a difference and have a skill volunteer yourself and your talent. Teach a child, a teenager a teen there is more to life then just tagging and destroying public and private property.
Know a tagger or person who constantly is graffiting let them know about Artstorm program, where the tagging/graffiti goes on canvas not walls.
Christine Peters and Positive Energy Group/crime prevention will commence a scholarship devoted for our youth. Don't miss next meeting on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 or the Echo Park Improvement Association on the first Thursday of the month.
Darin Williams will be heading a Young Men's Forum club specifically gear to boys/young men. It will mirror the Young Ladies of the Lake purpose to give our youth choices and a better and healthy present and future.
If you need more info. or would like to share your talents/skills please e-mail us at
Best,
Rosie Betanzos
