Teens spruce up home for disabled with mural

By 9 a.m. Saturday, the residents of the home on Fifth Avenue had moved the dining room table and cleaned up their games for the special visit from a group of local students.

"I'm just excited. It's good to have visitors," Julie Seasholtz gushed, as she hovered around the teen volunteers who were transforming the home's game room into an African retreat with a 4-by-5-foot mural on the wall.

The home is run by Bello Machre, an organization that provides homes and support for individuals with developmental disabilities. The students, from South River High School and Anne Arundel Community College, lent their talents as part of...