On September 21st, ten civic-minded Laurel Hill students participated in United Way Day of Caring activities. After adopting the Laurel Hill gazebo/garden area, these kids worked up an action plan for needed improvements: paint the gazebo and trim/weed/plant flowers in the garden. They attended council meetings to secure permission to paint the gazebo and money to help with the projects. Then, with suggestions from the council meeting in mind, they went to Lowe's to pick out the perfect color for the gazebo. These students spent the morning of the 21st painting the gazebo and the rest of the day (through the rain showers) weeding, hoeing, raking, trimming, and shoveling the garden to prepare a beautiful space to plant the pansies and mums. This group worked so very hard and we are so proud of their efforts.  ~Jennifer Franklin, LHS

Front: Michelle Raite, Katie Brown, Zack Sledge, and Jon Majors.  Back: Tiffany Roberts, Adeana Reeves, Tabatha Henderson, Tabitha VanWinkle, Deidre Harrison, and Rachel Sory.
Photo by Jennifer Franklin, LHS

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