Don't Worry, Paint Happy

Anyone who's ever seen The Lion King knows that "Hakuna Matata" is Swahili for "no worries." But we're not going to be snippy if an aide society wants to use the phrase to help out impoverished kids in Chhattisgarh, India. If you, like us, think all people--no matter what language...

By Andrea Grimes

July 30, 2009

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Anyone who's ever seen The Lion King knows that "Hakuna Matata" is Swahili for "no worries." But we're not going to be snippy if an aide society wants to use the phrase to help out impoverished kids in Chhattisgarh, India. If you, like us, think all people--no matter what language they speak--should have hakuna matata in their lives, bring the kids to the Hakuna Matata painting competition held by the Association for India's Development, Dallas chapter, at 1210 E. Belt Line Road in Richardson on August 1 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $9, and all proceeds go to a day care center in Chhattisgarh. Visit AIDDallas.org.
Sat., Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 2009

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