American Airlines Invites the Public to Join Marlo Thomas and St. Jude Patients to Create One-of-a-Kind Mural to Celebrate 80 Years of Service in the Greater New...( Proceeds from the Mural will Benefit...),Health

Proceeds from the Mural will Benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Help Kick Off the Fourth Annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving Campaign Event to be Held Monday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Pond at Bryant Park

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Visitors to Bryant Park on Monday morning will have the chance to become artists for a day, as they help put the finishing touches on a three-dimensional canvas mural derived from a new painting by renowned painter Charles Fazzino. The artwork is called "A Legacy of Service to New York," a colorful view of Manhattan Island landmarks looking from the Battery up to the Bronx, which celebrates American Airlines 80 years of service to the Greater New York community

At an 11 a.m. news conference, Marlo Thomas, National Outreach Director of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R), along with St. Jude patients will add their brushstrokes to the canvas in an event that will help kick off the St. Jude Thanks and Giving(R) campaign, which begins that day and runs through the holiday season.

The 50-inch by 52-inch mural interpretation of the painting will be sold through an online auction. The timing and log-in information for the auction will be announced at Monday's news conference. The proceeds of the mural's sale will go to St. Jude, the premier research and treatment center for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

Award-winning actress Marlo Thomas, daughter of late entertainer and hospital founder Danny Thomas, along with patients from St. Jude, come together with Fazzino and Chuck Imhof, American Airlines Vice President Sales - Greater New York, to unveil the original painting, along with the canvas mural in progress. The group will be invited by Fazzino to add their brushstrokes to the canvas. Those visiting Bryant Park will also have the opportunity to pick up paintbrushes and make their own artistic contributions.

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