Close Up Club Students Toss Nearly 500 Leaf Bags To the Curb
Decatur Metro | November 21, 2011 | 2:52 pm
DHS teacher Chris Billingsley writes in…
The Decatur High School Close Up Club had a successful “Rake&Run” over the weekend. More that thirty students and ten parents began the service project early Saturday morning. Four teams of students went to the Glenndale, Vidal/Lamont/Garden, Great Lakes, Adair, and the Candler/Midway neighborhoods to rake and bags leaves. Almost 500 bags of leaves were collected, 37 at one Glenndale home and 29 at a Garden Lane home. More than $1,700 was donated by the very generous Decatur homeowners. One of my favorite stops was on Midway Road, where two young parents, their beautiful children, and friendly black labrador retriever supervised the raking. Another was a young married couple and new homeowners in Decatur who provided drinks and snacks for the kids, as well as a very generous contribution for the spring trip to Washington, D.C. Finally I want to mention a Decatur homeowner who has supported our efforts over the past four years with contributions totaling $1,200. A homeowner with no kids in the system but one who sees the value of teenagers working together to raise money for a good cause and provide a valuable service for homeowners.
Thanks to all who helped to make that year’s R&R one of the best. Happy Thanksgiving!
Two thumbs up for Rake & Run! Some very nice kids cleaned up over 30 bags of leaves for us last weekend. Great project!!
As mentioned on FFAF, we were impressed with the kids and the energy of Mr. B- they did a great job, were all very pleasant, and are on their way to getting an in-person introduction to our federal goverment. Great kids and teacher, and boy did our yard appreciate their efforts. All our neighbors are envious and want to be on the list for next year!
Yikes! Judging by the photo, I guess they will let ANYONE participate in this thing. I hope they do background checks on the homeowners at least, for the safety of the kids and all. I mean, that woman looks OK but the dude looks creepy, like maybe he’s a Penn State fan or something 😉
No sir. I prefer to leave the “creepy” appellation for someone with a pencil thin mustache.