|
Summarized by Kent Larsen
Mormon youths spruce up schools in Dorchester 2
Charleston SC Post & Courier 14Jul00 D1
By KaSandra Mitchell: The Post and Courier staff
SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA -- As part of their annual Youth
Conference, 350 LDS youths spent Thursday in service projects,
sprucing up Elementary, Middle and High Schools in Dorchester county,
South Carolina. The youth worked at a total of eight schools during
the day.
"It's awesome to see these kids spending their summer quality time to
do service projects in this 100-degree weather," said Sumerville
Police Department Cpl. Robert Ard. Stan Yarborough, director of
facilities for the Dorchester 2 school district, agreed, but added
that finding projects for that many youth was difficult. The youth
helped at Spann Elementary, Knightsville Elementary, Windsor
Elementary, Gregg Middle, Alston Middle, Dubois Middle, Fort
Dorchester High and Summerville High schools.
At Summerville High School they removed bushes from a wall the
district plans to tear down for an expansion, and replanted them
elsewhere. At the other schools, students painted, scraped and
cleaned the schools.
The Youth Conference continues today and tomorrow as the teens
participate in seminars and meetings. "It's a lot of fun, and you
meet new friends that have the same beliefs as you do," said 15
year-old Marlyse Kneisly of Greenville. Conference participants from
out of town were housed with local church members.
|
