"It was awesome!" New addition unveiled at Miller Park, and Milwaukee-area children designed it

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A new addition unveiled at Miller Park on Saturday, August 9th -- and Milwaukee-area children designed it!

Eight Milwaukee-area kids had what some would call the opportunity of a lifetime. They put together a piece of art meant to inspire thousands of Brewers fans who will stop by the ballpark between now and the end of the Brewers' season.

It's hard not to feel a little starstruck when your childhood hero wants to meet you and shake your hand.

Eighth-grader Alex Vanderwoude, along with a handful of his classmates got that chance on Saturday -- as Ryan Braun and the Brewers welcomed the group to Miller Park.

"I'm a huge Ryan Braun, Brewers fan. It was awesome," Vanderwoude said.

Perhaps even cooler than their on-field welcome is the group's mural -- a tribute to Growing Power and urban agriculture. The mural will be on display at the stadium through the end of the Brewers' season.

"I think the mural is just absolutely stunning, actually," Cecelia Gore, the executive director of the Brewers Community Foundation said.

With pieces that shimmer in the sunlight -- it's sure to catch the eye of many a passerby.

SHARP Literacy, Ryan and Larisa Braun and the Brewers Community Foundation teamed up to make the project happen.

"We all are interested in making sure that kids lead a healthy life, and so I think that this is a great way to inspire our fans and the general public through a mural like this," Gore said.

We're told it's not so much about the final piece of art as it is about the learning experience the kids had while creating it.

"The highest obesity rate among our students are from the low-income, you know, high-risk area -- so we thought what a great opportunity for not only for us to educate them early on urban agriculture, but to have that hands-on interaction," Lynda Kohler, the president of SHARP Literacy said.

That's exactly what Vanderwoude says he loved most about the project.

"I actually liked getting a lot dirtier than I usually am," Vanderwoude said.

We're told the project was meant to coincide with a book SHARP Literacy is releasing on urban agriculture.

At some point in the future, they plan to show the mural at some of the area schools -- though there is talk of it finding a permanent home at the stadium.