On Thursday Medley Warren, Cindy Landry and I (Shelley Smith) participated in the United Way Day of Caring. Our assignment - beautify East Rowan High School's picnic table/break area and the entrance to the football stadium. (If they can't win a game, they can at least have a spruced-up entrance to the stadium, right?)
It was a beautiful day, and we had a lot of fun. We were joined by employees with the Rowan County tax office and inspections department, who were a lot of fun to work with. It was definitely fun getting to know everyone, and it was great getting out of the office and being outside.
Cindy and I are pretty sore today, Medley will probably feel it tomorrow. For about five hours we hauled mulch and spread it around a picnic/break area at the high school, and also trimmed bushes around the stadium, spreading mulch in the flower beds.
It was nice to give back to the community Thursday. And the school really appreciated and showed their love for us. We received a wonderful fruit basket, water and poster thanking us for our work. We also got a few "thank you's" from students walking by - the best reward for our hard work Thursday.
The United Way does so much for our community, and we were grateful we had the chance to give back. Here are a few photos and a video of everyone working.
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