A few weeks ago I wrote about a project in my neighborhood we were calling, "You Got Benched", where we wanted to plant a brand new bus stop bench to celebrate and reward those faithful to mass transits. You can check out the original full story here.

Here's the update:

The installation was a huge success and alot of fun. The only down side was the nasty sun burn on my forehead! We decided to turn the bench into a fun character that could become a staple for the neighborhood. We wanted kids to get excited about it, and adults to feel like kids again sitting on it.

We created what we called "Benchy", a bright green lovable jolly bench who is looking for someone to join him on the journey of sitting. He happily exclaims, "Please sit on me", as you can see in the pictures. For all the pictures click here.

We also shot a short film about the event, including interviews with local families, which will be done very soon. A big thanks to everyone who helped out, Jeff and Andre Shinabarger for their idea, Brandon McCormick and his crew for the movie, Gern at Matchstic for his torch cutting, Gift Card Givers, and Vince Hungate for smoothing things over with the pastor of the Church we setup camp in without permission.

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