Photo Gallery: Painting a mural at Rea Elementary School

Michael Howard, founder of Operation Clean Slate, a mural-making organization, paints a mural with Rea Elementary school students Ricardo Contreras, 11, left, Xamantha Rocha, 11 and Alicia Airey, 10 on a wall at school on Tuesday.

Michael Howard, founder of Operation Clean Slate, a mural-making organization, paints a mural with Rea Elementary school students Ricardo Contreras, 11, left, Xamantha Rocha, 11 and Alicia Airey, 10 on a wall at school on Tuesday.  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)

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Michael Howard, founder of Operation Clean Slate, a mural-making organization, paints a mural with Rea Elementary school students Ricardo Contreras, 11, Xamantha Rocha, 11 and Alicia Airey, 10 on a wall at school on Tuesday.  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)

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Rea Elementary school students Xamantha Rocha, 11 and Alicia Airey, 10, paint letters on a mural at school on Tuesday.  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)

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Michael Howard prepares brushes for Rea Elementary school students Ricardo Contreras, 11, Xamantha Rocha, 11 and Alicia Airey.  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)

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Michael Howard, founder of Operation Clean Slate, a mural-making organization, is painting a mural with Rea Elementary Scchool on Tuesday.  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)