2011
Volunteer for the next Day of Caring!
Contact the United Way at handsonasheville.org, or email info@handsonasheville.org.
Hominy Valley Elementary School is at 450 Enka Lake Rd., Candler.
2010
2010 Day of Caring at Hominy Valley Elementary focused on planting
sustainable wildlife habitat, and was a great success!
2008 & 2009
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was contacted in the fall of 2007 by a family friend and PTA member to
donate my time for Hominy Valley Elementary School's "Day of Caring." I
took photos of other schools whose appearance the Hominy Valley
teachers and parents liked, bought the plants wholesale, and arranged
the donation of mulch.
The fun, unpredictable part was organizing six different volunteer groups over the day to do the installation. From valued but troubled youths to bank executives, it seemed I had a new group every few hours.
Do you think it looks better? Happy teachers benefit everyone! (Thanks to Denise Richards for many photos.)
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| Shot furthest away, giving a clue to the enormous size
of the school. Year by year, we landscape another 300 feet. |
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| Front left before. | Front right before. |
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| Front left before (close-up). | Front right before (close-up). |
