On Oct. 17, Thompson Center patients, families and staff came together to celebrate the first Creative Expression on the Spectrum event. Matching the Mizzou Homecoming theme, “Rhythm of the Roar,” Thompson Center patients and their families were able to create homemade instruments including guitars and drums, as well as decorate real instruments with paint and glitter. Participants also decorated t-shirts and helped color an amazing Looney Tunes banner, donated by the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity.
The banner and the instruments were used to decorate the Thompson Center float during the Mizzou Homecoming parade, and dozens of Thompson Center patients, families, faculty and staff rode and walked with the float during the parade. The event was a huge success, and planning has already begun for the next Creative Expression event, which will take place in early 2018. Thanks again to our generous donors who made this event possible, including David Strumpf, the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, Dollar General, Shakespeare’s Pizza and Jerry’s Instrument Shop.
