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On Saturday, May 5th, over 50 volunteers, that included members of the James Love School PTO and teachers, the Cleveland County Girl Scouts, and Keep Shelby Beautiful members, came together to build a “Learning Courtyard” at the school.
The “Learning Courtyard” was a dream of the James Love School PTO, who wanted an outdoor classroom setting to help expand young minds.
The volunteers worked for several hours planting wild flowers, gaint Reed Grass, Blueberry bushes and Holly bushes. Future projects for the “Learning Courtyard” include a brick-paver walkway, a bird garden, an insect garden, and individual teacher planting areas. The “Learning Courtyard” was designed by local landscape architect, Fred B. Blackley, ASLA, who donated his time, talent and expertise for this project.
Keep Shelby Beautiful hosted a pizza party for all volunteers at the school after all the planting and watering was completed.
Also to enhance the James Love School campus, Keep Shelby Beautiful started a “Sustainable Landscape” which includes planting a pine forest with a mixture of hardwoods. Not only does it enhance the campus, it will also help decrease the grounds maintenance cost for the Cleveland County School system.
Keep Shelby Beautiful knows that when volunteers come together for the betterment of their community, they provide a better place to raise a family, start a business, or go to school. Service to the community is the ultimate declaration of love for where you live and for the people you share it with. Volunteer service is an important way that anyone can contribute to improving the quality of life in the community.
To find out more about how you can help keep Shelby beautiful, contact Keep Shelby Beautiful Coordinator Mary Byrnes at 704-484-6829 or email mary.byrnes@cityofshelby.com
Pictured are Cleveland County Girls Scouts, Front Row: Abby McDaniel, Emily White, Alexandria Allen. Middle Row: Erin White, Brooklin Heavner, Ashley Popwell, Gracie Smoutch, Natreawna Kee, Anabelle Smoutch, Kori Still and Back row: Scout Leaders: Liz Popwell and Susan White.
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