I showed up in the afternoon on Saturday and this incredible group of Girl Scouts, with some help from their family and friends, had made so much progress already. They are pictured here working on their Silver Award, which entails 50 hours of community service on a single project, as well as an incredible amount of planning and documenting the project, both before and after. These girls absolutely deserve an award for one of these projects.
The work took place outside as well, in an area the shelter had just included in their land and that was in much need of love and attention.
This area is the Silver Award project from 2012 and is still looking great! The paint we donated is holding up and looking fresh and new. Hassett ACE Hardware (and me, personally) feel so good about donating supplies to these young women. Seeing a space that needed attention cared for, and making a transitional living experience just a little brighter, is such a beautiful thing to participate in.
And below is the finished product. The place looked like professionals had been there all weekend. One of the little boys who lives at the shelter even came out towards the end of the day and planted some seeds in his new garden. How wonderful.
- Jocelyn Lovelle
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