The Los Angeles City Council recognized the Crayon Collection’s Banners of Hope project on Nov. 7, honoring organizers and students who made public-art banners after January wildfires damaged Palisades-area schools.

Councilmember Katy Park described the project and introduced the organizers, saying the effort began with collecting discarded crayons from restaurants and grew into a program supporting 11 local schools. Park said the group donated “25,000 pounds of materials to each of the participating schools” (organizers clarified during remarks that the total donation was 25,000 pounds across schools, not per school).

Sofía Moravares, co‑founder of the Crayon Collection, said the initiative provided arts education, helped students process trauma after the fires and produced banners that are now installed on streetlight poles in the Palisades. Organizers said the banners were displayed along Sunset Boulevard as part of a public exhibition.

Speakers described the project as an example of community resilience: teachers and students created images of future hopes for the neighborhood, and arts partners distributed curriculum and materials to schools that were rebuilding. Councilmembers commended the organizers for mobilizing students and donors and urged residents to support ongoing recovery efforts.

The item was ceremonial and informational; no legislation or city funding was proposed during the presentation.