Community Works To Build Nature Trail Boardwalk During Wetland Watchers Park National Make A Difference Day Event!
July 6, 2009 by admin
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The front of the Make a Difference Day Volunteer t-shirts drawn by Hurst Middle Talented Art Instructor, John Taube!
HMS Wetland Watcher Park Make a Difference Day
St. Charles Parish Recreation Superintendent, Kenny Guedry works with Americorps ShreveCORPS leader, Lee Jeeter, to put the first post in place for the boardwalk nature trail at Wetland Watchers Park!
It was an overwhelming success! One of the really great aspects of this event was that it featured the partnerships of Learn and Serve America (Hurst Wetland Watchers), Americorps (ShreveCORPS), and the St. Charles Parish Retired Seniors Volunteer Program. All three of our agencies are funded through the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Corporation is the nation’s largest grant-maker supporting service and volunteering. Through the Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, they provide opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to express their patriotism while addressing critical community needs.
Kenny Guedry, Superintendent of St. Charles Recreation, was instrumental in organizing the construction utilizing the skills of Parish Rec workers as volunteer team leaders.
We got about 200 feet of trail between the two built which is amazing because the water was incredibly high on Friday.
We had approximately 55 volunteers on Friday in different capacities including Americorps ShreveCORPS volunteers from Shreveport, retired Seniors Volunteer Program, Recreation employees, Valero, the St. Charles Parish Rotary Club and other community volunteers. Fourteen volunteers from Johnson Controls of Metairie also worked 9 hours on Friday.
On Saturday, about 43 volunteers representing Americorps, RSVP, Louisiana Serve Commission, Learn and Serve America, St. Charles Recreation, Motiva, the St. Charles Rotary Club, and St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office Prison Trustees.
Our awesome partners for the National Make a Difference Day Wetland Watchers Park Event!
ABC Children First: Protecting Our Planet Hosted by Diane Sawyer
June 30, 2009 by admin
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Students from Hurst Middle School in Destrehan, La are filmed collecting critters along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain in the LaBranche Wetlands during a Wetland Watchers Service-Learning Trip!
Hurst Middle LaBranche Wetland Watchers Celebration 2009
Hurst 7th grader Gabby shows a student how to plant cypress tree seeds as part of the Louisiana State University Coastal Roots Project. Students visiting the Coastal Roots booth planted seeds to grow 400 cypress trees that will be planted in Wetland Watchers Park next school year.