1st Ever Schools-Helping-Schools Project is a Huge Success!
Students get community wide involvement throughout Kansas City and surrounding suburbs!
Raytown, MO and Kansas City, MO: On Saturday morning, April 19th Herndon Career Center students and Westport High School students spent their day helping each other out. Students from the Community Service committee at Herndon Career Center and student leaders from Westport High School sought volunteers within their schools, communities, and other area schools. In all, 249 volunteers participated in Saturday’s event. 195 volunteers went to Westport High School where they installed 13 new energy star compliant air conditioning units, repaired and painted 640 lockers, land landscaped, cleaned storage areas, and completed some much needed painting of hallways, stairwells, and bathrooms. Another 54 volunteers painted classrooms, lockers, and doors at Herndon Career Center. Students ended the day at each school with an awards ceremony recognizing volunteers for their time and effort.
Funding for the project was provided through two national SkillsUSA grants through Lowe’s and TimberlandPRO as well as donations from AirGas, Data Link Corporation, Knight’s of Columbus Women’s Auxiliary, Wal-Mart, and HyVee. The United States Army provided lunches for all the volunteers at both Westport High School and Herndon Career Center.
Students from Herndon Career Center and Westport High School are challenging other students across the nation to carry the concept of Schools-Helping-Schools forward into their schools and communities to make better learning environments for all students.