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June 2013: "Post Boston Marathon Tragedy" free painting giveaway feedback: I was just on your website and want you to know it brought tears to my eyes and a very big smile on my face when I saw you left your smile paintings all around the site of the Boston Marathon. How wonderful. It means a lot to me as I run that race and this year on that day had crossed the finish line just before the tragedy struck. So, thank you (again) for being such a great part of our city. Best, Anne

June 2013: "Post Boston Marathon Tragedy" free painting giveaway in Watertwon, MA >>>

June 2013: "Post Boston Marathon Tragedy" free painting giveaway painting recipient: I recognized the piece at the scene of the second bombing as a work by you right away. For the first time in months,I smiled walking by Forum instead of feeling sad. You are helping Boston heal. Thanks! Zach >>>

June 2013: "Post Boston Marathon Tragedy" free painting giveaway painting recipient: Bren has started a campaign around the city of Boston to heal it through his artwork. So today he placed different paints at sites the terrorist hurt people April 15th. The painting I found was located at the spot that the MIT Police Officer was gun down. Mel >>>

SmileyB™ Amelia Island 2013. I just wanted to say I found your painting in Amelia Island's Historic District. I thought it was such a cool gesture and I have been smiling at strangers ever since. I think what your doing is great, keep up the awesome persona.Thanks a lot and hope your journey continues to bring more compassion and understanding to the world. Anthony >>>

SmileyB™ Los Angeles 2013. So i found your painting (the one with the purple monster) on my way to class today and i definitely needed it! I wasn't having such a good day, you know the kind where if just feels like you lost your chapstick, and this was a much needed pick me up! Thanks again! Emilie >>>

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Follow-up feedback 3.2013: I remember how exciting it was for me to find your painting sitting on the psychic's bench next to my store... Seeing this picture has brought back that wonderful feeling... I don't think you really have any idea of how special that day was for me... It started out really crappy, and then I found that little devil, sitting on a bench... It truly changed my whole attitude... Your act of kindness made a huge difference in my day, and it has brought you into my life... I am very grateful!!! Dian, NYC

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SmileyB New Jersey. 1.2013. Thanks so much for the painting that was dropped off at my office in Ramsey NJ. My whole family loves it! It was such a great surprise to find it in my waiting room. Mike >>>

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Smile Western Massachusetts September 2012: Thank you so much for the painting! We promise to keep our end of the bargain :) >>>

Smile Western Massachusetts September 2012: Twitter: I just begged my mom to go pick up your painting at ye old grogge shoppe in belchertown & she got it!!! Facebook: My daughter asked me to go to a store on the other side of Belchertown because an artist left paintings randomly for free... in different parts of Hampshire county. Amherst, Noho, & 1 in Belchertown...so of course I did... =) >>>

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Smile London: hello...a few years ago i stumbled across a picture of a girl smiling with a pearl neck lace on, in Trafalgar square London, i was cleaning my room out today ready for yet another move noticed the address on the back, i thought i would like very much to drop you a line and say thank you for the wonderful picture, I HAVE SMILED at people since finding it and will continue to do so as instructed, its a lovely picture and i like it very very much, thank you so much for leaving that small picture there for me to stumble across...yours sincerely, Fran

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Smile Mandeville, LA 3.2012 Our girls saw your presentation at Mandeville Middle School and thanks to you and Kimnita Lavelle, they found one of your pictures yesterday. Our family loves the message your sending and will continue to pass it on. Your painting will be framed and displayed prominently in our house to help remind us of what is important. Sincerely, Steve

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Smile St. Louis 2.2012 >>> I wanted to share something really really cool that we stumbled upon yesterday at the City Museum. We were discovering the new treehouse not too long after our arrival and saw a cute little painting sitting on a bench outside of the turtle... aquarium. The note attached to the painting said “This painting is yours if you promise to smile at random people more often.” Just seeing this cute painting and note made us all smile, and Kylee really, really wanted to take it so I packed it into our bag. We found it right at the beginning of our trip and it really set the tone for us for the entire day, we had a much needed, fun, amazing day, and we really did make an effort to smile more often, but that was easy to do there. We talked about it on the ride home, assumed it was probably a local artist who maybe just did this for the museum a lot. Helena even said at bedtime “Remember, Mom, we need to smile at people more--well, at least Kylee has to, she wanted the painting”. Haha. At the bottom of the note and on the painting there was a website. www.bataclan.com After I put the kids in bed, I went online and I was AMAZED. This artist is NOT a local artist. He is a famous man. Bren Bataclan. He travels the WORLD and doesn’t look like he’s ever even been in St. Louis before. He’s been on CBS Evening News! Founding a movement called “The Smile Project”, he leaves artwork like this with notes all over the world, and looks as if he was just returning from South America. And sure enough, on his twitter page, he wrote that he was going to be in St. Louis. He also looks for feedback on whoever was lucky enough to find his work so I will be posting on his website. It’s a really cute kind of “pay it forward” thing and I am so excited that our family was lucky enough to receive this blessing. Heather

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