Step Forward Day 2014 = HUGE SUCCESS!!!
Saturday Sept 6th --- The thunderstorms held off, & Event Chair Koy Murphy (& husband Tom, daughter Maddy) had her 100+ volunteers in constant motion as Rotary Skyline & Houston Waves made a huge impact serving 100+ students and improving Ethel Coop Elementary School in a number of ways. Thanks to partner Houston Pepperdine Waves, JFM Services, Inc., our newly sponsored Carnegie Vanguard Interact Club, Dynamo Charities, RCHS corporate members Bohreer & Zucker LLP & Yellow Cab, Keep Houston Beautiful, Living Earth, First Books, and the many volunteers that made the day possible (including super garden man Steve Bohreer!). Coop Elementary has 750+ students and 40 classrooms. PHOTOS
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Things accomplished include:
- Planting of ______ trees to create nature garden (helped significantly by tools donated by Keep Houston Beautiful);
- Updating zen garden & installing hand painted tile bench created at Mad Potter Riveroaks & stepping stones;
- Had students paint garden rocks to place in new school gardens;
- Painting of 30 foot mural in hallway of school with art teacher Fermin Coronado;
- Donation of $3,000 worth of Spanish books thanks to Skyliner Meghan Lutschg & First Books;
- Donation of four size 4 soccer balls & other gifts to school;
- Created raised mulch beds (made & donated by Tom Murphy) that we worked with kids to seed;
- Had "Betsy Ross" educate students on US & Texas history;
- Had Dynamo Girls visit the students & autograph their Dynamo folders & photos donated by Dynamo Charities...and their squishy Yellow Cabs!;
- Provided cookbooks for students that had recipes using vegetables planted in nature garden (thanks to Suzanne Murdock);
- Enjoyed Corbett Parker's refreshing lemonade for 7th year in a row
- Celebrated another great service project over fajitas & margaritas at nearby El Jalapeno restaurant.