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The Tower of Hope - News Articles

Kleffman, Sandy. “Sick kids create mural: Brothers’ project to enlist help of shut-ins statewide.”
San Jose Mercury News, December 9, 1998.

Editorial. “The Tower of Flowers.”
The New York Times, September 21, 2000.

Pool, Bob. “Oil Derrick is Reborn as a ‘Tower of Hope’.”
Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2000.

Kranhold, Kathryn. “When Others Saw A Derrick, One Man Saw Only a canvas.”
The Wall Street Journal, February 26, 1997.

Lynem, Julie, N. “Artwork Gives Patients Hope: Monument will be 165 feet tall.”
San Francisco Chronicle, December 8, 1998.

Vallejos, James. “Paint project colors lives of child patients.”
Whitter Daily News, August 31, 1999.

Editorial. “Dipping into art.”
Daily News, August 28, 1999.

Sanchez, Edgar. “Youngsters paint away their pain.”
The Sacramento Bee, January 26, 1999.

Le Cuyer, A. Grey. “A Well That Springs Hope.”
Los Angeles Times Magazine, August 30, 1998.

Blechl, Robert. “Painting for memories.”
San Gabriel Valley Weekly, April 30 – May 6, 1999.

Editorial. “Tower of Hope: Kids and the elderly put their illness aside in cause of happiness.”
San Jose Mercury News, March 19, 1999.

Editorial. “Drawing on Hope.”
Los Angeles Times, April 27, 1999.

España, Mónica Limón. “De Esructura Muerta a Legado de Vida.”
Mundo L.A., July 24, 1997.

Editorial. “Area kids aid tower project.”
Times-Standard, July 13, 1999.

Webb, Marion. “Bedridden Children Will Wield Brushes In Beautifying Project.”
San Diego Business Journal, April 19, 1999.

Lowe, Joshua. “A monumental work by hospitalized kids.”
Press-Telegram, January 21, 1999.

Editorial. “Art and Friendship.”
Los Angeles Times, March 19, 1999.

Platt, Pearl J. “Painting With Children Colors Their Lives.”
Daily Journal, March 29, 1999.

Meyer, Lisa & McGinn, Kristin. “Art from the Heart: Ed and Bernie Massey help hospitalized kids bring a message of joy to the world with their off-the-wall projects.”
Rosie, November 2001.

Gorov, Linda. “Digging deep for the sake of sick children.”
The Boston Globe, August 18, 1997.

Editorial. “Seasons of hope.”
Daily Breeze, April 15, 1999.

Roberts, Carol. “Building hope – 165 feet of it: Portraits project is creative therapy for many in hospitals.”
The San Luis Obispo Tribune, June 8, 1999.

Featured Presentation. “Project 9865.”
The Artful Advocate, March 25-28, 1998.

Brekke, Joe. “’Images of Hope: Art program brings sunshine to Emmanuel.”
Turlock Journal, May 22, 1999.

Editorial. “Portraits of Hope.”
Heartbeat of Emmanuel Medical Center, Summer 1999.

Molina, Genaro. “The Art of Patients.”
Los Angeles Times, June 3, 1999.

Editorial. “Summer blooms visit Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital.”
Today, February 11, 1999.

Editorial. “Flower tower of hope.”
Pasadena Star-News, August 17, 1999.

Gonzales, Neil. “Kids give sickness the brushoff.”
The Record, May 21, 1999.

Maurio, Andrea. “Young patients help create art project.”
Santa Barbara News-Press, April 3, 1999.

Kuruvila, Matthai Chakko. “Petals Pay Off In Smiles: Painting project gives young hospital patients in Fresno and Lindsay a little artistic diversion.”
The Fresno Bee, May 20, 1999.

Craven, Emily. “A colorful ideal for kids’ health.”
Tahoe Daily Tribune, July 27, 1999.

Shah, Andy. “Monument gives sick children hope: Activity allows community to transform oil tower into work of art.”
Daily Bruin, February 5, 1999.

Hannula, Tarmo. “Monumental art project for pediatric patients.”
Register-Pajaronian, July 9, 1999.

Daly, Kate “For and by the children: Woodside students contribute to art monument for kids.”
The Almanac, May 19, 1999.

Lowe, Joshua. “Kenter Canyon Learn/Charter Elementary Participates in Portraits of Hope – Project 9865.”
Brentwood News, July 1999.

Daley, Ashley. “Tower of power: Campus oil derrick project involves 45,000 California school children.”
Beverly Hills High Lights, Summer 1999.

Smith, Monique Binkley. “Art project serves as tribute to young patients.”
Connections, March 4, 1999.

Nolan, Michael. “Painting Way to Self-esteem: Patients creating state monument.”
San Bernardino County Sun

Ward, Meghan. “Olympic Oil Tower Gets Makeover: Project 9865 nears completion.”
The Chronicle, October 1999.

Lowe, Joshua. “Project 9865: Something extraordinary is about to happen in California.”
Los Angeles Health & Fitness Magazine, Winter 1998.

Winckel, Henry. “Art brings joy to hospitalized children: Project is largest in the world.”
The Porterville Recorder, May 20, 1999.

Blevins, Gene. “Artists at Work.”
Daily News, September 25, 1999.

Eshman, Robert. “Flower Tower: Two local brothers create the West’s largest public artwork with the help of children.”
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, September 12-18, 1997.

Editorial. “Torre de la Esperanza.”
La Opinión, June 12, 2000.

Filippo, Marsha McHenry. “Project 9865.”
Brntwd, Spring 1998.

Editorial. “The healing arts.”
The Monterey County Herald, April 29, 1999.

Editorial. “Bits & Pieces: Portraits of Hope, Project 9865.”
Crafts, August 1999.

Editorial. “Beacons of Hope.”
Bevery Hills 90210, July 2000.

Editorial.
The Korea Central Daily, April 27, 1999.

Waters, David. “Project Hope.”
Press-Telegram, June 17, 1999.

Editorial. “Part of a very tall order.”
Ventura County Star, March 27, 1999.

Staton, Fern. “Portraits of Hope: Kids at Marshall Hospital join in nationwide art project.”
Mountain Democrat, July 28, 1999.

Calkins, Lee. “Portraits of hope.”
Redlands Daily Facts, January 20, 1999.

Clagg, Alyssa D. “Pediatric patients help build monument.”
Register-Pajaronian, July 7, 1999.

Diggs, Agnes. “Local Students Help With Art Project for Sick Kids.”
Los Angeles Times, March 19, 1999.

Editorial. “Fountain Valley Painting Project.”
The Orange County Register, August 13, 1999.

Mitchell, Larry. “Flower Power: Painting panels for tower lets family give back to community.”
Enterprise-Record, July 21, 1999.

Shrider, Marylee. “Kids paint the town: Sick children will transform oil tower.”
The Bakersfield Californian, March 10, 1999.

Editorial. “Brush Strokes of Hope.”
Santa Maria Times, June 18, 1999.

Editorial. “Project 9865 Canvasses Hope With Paint.”
The Beverly Hills Courier, June 5, 1998.

Editorial. “LHD patients contribute to ‘Portraits of Hope’.”
The Lindsay Gazette, May 26, 1999.

Noda, Debbie. “Portrait of Hope.”
The Modesto Bee, May 22, 1999.

Giblin, Patrick. “Turlock hospital kids help with 165-foot art project.”
The Modesto Bee, May 21, 1999.

Schauer, Mindy. “One Panel at a Time.”
The Orange County Register, June 23, 1999.

Green, Richard. “Picture a new mural.”
The Californian, April 30, 1999.

Thomas, Wendy. “Healing in a big way.”
The Westsider, June 17, 1999.

Silver, Miriam. “Kids’ art therapy to be monumental: Sutter patients paint for ‘Project 9865’.”
The Press Democrat, May 2, 1999.

Armstrong, Jennifer. “Young patients’ will dress up towering oil rig: It’ll look like the 10 best artists in the world collaborated.”
The Press-Enterprise, January 20, 1999.

Gross, Joan. “Area day-school youth boost sick kids’ spirits with art.”
Jewish Bulletin of Northern California, December 4, 1998.

Editorial. “Budding Genius?”
Wave, April 28, 1999.

Daley, Ashley. “Painting the Oil derrick.”
Highlights, May 7, 1999.

Editorial. United Hostesses’ Charities ‘61st Annual Luncheon’: United for Good Causes.”
Beverly Hills Courier, April 18, 2003