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“All we need is love.” Those were the words
Aviana Dobesh, age 4, painted on her brightly colored artwork that was posted on the fence encircling the charred remains of the Union Bank branch in downtown La Mesa.
After the bank reopened in a relocatable structure on Jan. 25, her painting was selected by bank officials to hang on its lobby wall. That was eight months after the building had been torched May 30 by social justice protesters in the wake of the
George Floyd killing.
It was one of several shops and small businesses vandalized and looted that night. The adjacent Chase Bank and an office building also were burned.
4-year-old artist adds color and hope to East County bank rebuilding after fire
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From left to right â Andrea Soffa, Aviana Dobesh (Age 4) and Union Bank Branch Manager Carlton Hill at temporary Union Bank branch in La Mesa. Aviana and her family were invited on Feb. 24 to see Avianaâs âAll you need is loveâ painting on display inside the branch. Aviana was presented with some art supplies and gifts as a thank you for her message of hope enjoyed by Union Bank employees and clients.