The beautified marketplace stalls in Philipsburg.
PHILIPSBURG–The wooden marketplace stalls located behind the Courthouse received a much-needed facelift from a group of approximately eighty volunteers over the course of six days.
The project, initiated by the St. Maarten Tourism Board and Be The Change Foundation in collaboration with ArtCraftCafé St. Maarten, was a concerted effort to beautify the vendor stalls with bold, bright, tropical colours donated by Kooyman.
“By beautifying the stalls in such a bold way, we hope that others in the community will feel inspired to also make the necessary changes to show visitors that we are serious about the rebuilding process and to give residents a sense of hope for the future,” said foundation President Melanie Choisy on Monday.
The project was divided into two phases of three days each. On August 1, 2, and 4 the six stalls were sanded, cleaned and primed with a white base coat. Phase two took place in the following week on August 10, 11 and 12 during which time the colours were applied.
The project could not have happened without the assistance of about 80 volunteers, including members of the St. Maarten Youth Brigade for two days. “So many people would drive or walk by with words of encouragement and support. We even had people offer to buy all the volunteers beverages. It’s always great to feel appreciated,” said Choisy.
The foundation aims to continue with small beautification projects throughout the rest of the year.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/79544-be-the-change-beautifies-capital-s-marketplace-stalls
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