FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Blythewood – Blythewood High School’s
Transition students spent this week participating in the United Way’s Volunteer
week.
Over the course of
this week, BHS Transition Specialist Sarah Park took small groups (16 students
total) to 6 different volunteer sites: Salvation Army Store to sort donated
items; Senior Resources to package hot meals for Meals-on-Wheels; Habitat for
Humanity's ReStore to sort donations; Harvest Hope to sort and bag items;
Transitions Homeless Shelter to plant a garden; and Habitat for Humanity to
clean up a community prior to construction.
“The students are doing a great job and enjoying this opportunity to
serve their community. Not only are they learning about the importance of
volunteering, they are learn valuable work skills such as: teamwork,
commitment, attention to details, and plain old hard work!” Park said.
“It has been a
great experience so far.”
For more
information, please contact Transition Specialist Sarah Park at spark@richland2.org.
