and people were just -- susan sharon. she is deputy he's directed four main public. radio she joins us by phone from city hall in lewiston. she has lived in the auburn area for 30 years. susan, this is your community. tell us about how you are feeling right now and what you want to know about your town. >> it's just a shocking situation. you hear about these things around the country, especially as a reporter. and recently we have heard stories of -- there have been some shootings in lewiston and auburn. i have heard reports about guns being found in crime scenes, that police are investigating a lot of guns in this community. this is an area. lewiston, auburn has a population about 50,000 people. these are old middletown's. people have close connections. there is a franco community, there are close connections for people. a lot of somali refugees settle here about 20 years ago. so, it is a community that is close to my heart. and it's shocking, no matter the number of potential victims here. it's shocking no matter what. i was outside the hospital today, we are, tonig

sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award winner. >> reporter: walk and the mission district with susannd you cannot miss her art work. >> those were done almost 45 years ago. that's before people even knew what murals were. >> reporter: her story begins nearly 50 years ago. the painter was a young mother. >> i saw there wasn't any art in the community center. there wasn't any art in schools. i started volunteering my time at the community center to do free preschool art. >> reporter: art for kids and then classes for adults and more. >> i kept getting requests for murals. >> reporter: susan and her husband founded the association in 1977. the nonprofit is one of the few community mural art centers in the nation. it is collaborated on more than 700 community murals in the city and bay area. susan led the neighborhood mural project at garfield park swimming pool in 1980. kids drew ideas about life in the sea. >> we had the community have input. >> several artists, dozens of volunteers brought the mural to life. susan's work also brings neighbors together. >> gives ownership to the commun

sharon chin joining us now to introduce it to this week's jefferson award winner. fascinating story. >> yes, the story of susan cervantes. susan runs one of only a handful of community mural arts centers in the country. she is creating change through her work. >> reporter: walk around the mission district with susan cervantes, and you cannot miss her artwork. >> those were done 40, 45 years ago. that is before people even knew what murals were. >> reporter: her story begins nearly 50 years ago. the patron was a young mother. >> i stop there was not any art in the community center, there was not any art in the schools. so i started volunteering my time at the community center to do free preschool art. >> reporter: art for kids, then classes for adults, and more. >> i kept getting requests for murals. >> reporter: so susan and her husband, luis, founded -- muralist association in 1977. the nonprofit, one of the few community mural arts centers in the nation. it has collaborated in more than 700 community murals in the city and bay area. susan led a neighborhood mural project in garfield park swimming pool in 198

sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award winner. >> reporter: walk around the mission district with susan cervantes, and you cannot miss her art work. >> those were done almost 45 years ago. i mean, that's before people even knew what murals were. >> reporter: her story begins nearly 50 years ago, the painter was a young mother. >> saw that there wasn't any arts in the community center, there wasn't any art in the schools. so i started volunteering my time at the community center to do preschool art. >> reporter: art for kids, then classes for adults and more. >> i kept getting requests for murals. >> reporter: so susan and her husband, luis, founded the precita eyes muralists association in 1977. >> let me see here. >> reporter: the nonprofit one of the few community mural art centers in the nation. it's collaborated of more than 700 community murals in the city and bay area. susan led a neighborhood mural project at garfield park swimming pool in 1980. kids drew their ideas about life in the sea. >> and we had the community have input. >> reporter: then several artists and dozens of vol

sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award winner. >> reporter: walk around the mission district with susancannot miss her art work. >> those were done almost 45 years ago. i mean, that's before people even knew what murals were. >> reporter: her story begins nearly 50 years ago, the painter was a young mother. >> saw that there wasn't any arts in the community center, there wasn't any art in the schools. so i started volunteering my time at the community center to do preschool art. >> reporter: art for kids, then classes for adults and more. >> i kept getting requests for murals. >> reporter: so susan and her husband, luis, founded the association in 1977. >> let me see here. >> reporter: the nonprofit one of the few community mural art centers in the nation. it's collaborated of more than 700 community murals in the city and bay area. susan led a neighborhood mural project at gar pld park swimming pool in 1980. kids drew their ideas about life in the sea. >> and we had the community have input. >> reporter: then several artists and dozens of volunteers brought the mural to life. susan's w