Winter Wonderland exhibit at Long Island arts center created by people with special needs

HUNTINGTON STATION, Long Island (WABC) -- A new arts center is open on Long Island that has a Winter Wonderland exhibit created by people with special needs.

The Rise in Spirit Community Center on Melville Road in Huntington Station has a 150-foot giant mural featuring a scene from the movie, 'The Polar Express.'
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It took nearly seven years for more than one thousand people with autism and special needs to create the display.

Center workers say the mural was very therapeutic for the participants.
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The center is considering using the second floor to expand the winter wonderland.



More than 360 people visit the center every week.

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