You've got to see this Dayton park’s amazing transformation

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When in doubt, put a flower on it.

A little elbow grease, a whole lot of paint and a lot of flowers sure did work wonders at Nordale Park in Dayton's Belmont neighborhood.

As we told you just a few days ago, The Mural Machine and the Belmont Eastmont Hearthstone Community Council planned to team to transform the neglected park at

63-199 Nordale Ave.

The Mural Machine and Belmont Eastmont Hearthstone Community Council are partnering for the The Mural Painting Party in the Park. Flowers will be added to an old kiddy pool and the park's shelter.

Credit: Photo: Amelia Robinson

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Credit: Photo: Amelia Robinson

Volunteers did just that during the Mural Painting Party in the Park, held on Sunday, Aug. 13.

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TIffany Clark of the Mural Machine said she wanted to add flowers to a neglected pool and shelter.

The Mural Machine and Belmont Eastmont Hearthstone Community Council are partnering for the The Mural Painting Party in the Park. Flowers will be added to an old kiddy pool and the park's shelter.

Credit: Photo: Amelia Robinson

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Credit: Photo: Amelia Robinson

"I want to make beauty out of the ugly," she told this news organization as part of our preview story.

Clark, herself a recovering opioid addict, said she wanted to support those battling heroin addiction and their families.

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Family members and friends are asked to submit flower suggestions for loved ones battling opioid addiction and those who have died.

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The results seen below are uplifting. 

Dayton resident John Stanton and Tiffany Clark of the Mural Machine leap into the air in front of the new mural in  Nordale Park.  It went a long way in affirming to me that out of bad comes good. 
"I attest that when those of kind heart and broad spirit see a world in turmoil they rise and shine their light. Also, we take silly pictures," Stanton wrote on Facebook.

Credit: Photo courtesy of John J. Stanton taken by Brian Johnson

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Credit: Photo courtesy of John J. Stanton taken by Brian Johnson

Wonderful things are happening right now in Belmont. Why? Because Tiffany Clark and Christopher Etch Weyrich are wonderful. 👓💖🐝🌼🌸🌹🌻🌷💖🎨

Posted by Zac Bailey on Sunday, August 13, 2017

We did a pretty cool thing today. Thank you to EVERYONE WHO VOLUNTEERED, ATTENDED, PAINTED, OR HELPED IN ANY WAY!!!!...

Posted by Tiffany Clark on Sunday, August 13, 2017

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