Shoeman Water Projects Adopted by St. Mark's Lutheran Students
This new community service initiative, plus several back-to-school activities were a great springboard for this Eureka school's new year.
St. Mark's Lutheran School in Eureka is off to a great start for the 2012-13 school year. Students already are working hard on their first service project of the year: Helping Shoeman Water Projects, a non-profit organization whose volunteers raise money for wells and water purification systems in Africa. Students are donating shoes, chapel offerings and volunteer hours. Pastor George "The Shoeman" Hutchings recently stopped by St. Mark's School to say hello and attend weekly chapel service with students. St. Mark's students also are enjoying the addition of a new, state-of-the-art media center, which features new Dell computers, updated software and flooring from Zickel Flooring. In addition, this summer, volunteers painted and …
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Michael Adams
9:46 am on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
A lot of schools are doing projects like this now, and they should all be recognized for their efforts. Everyone needs access to clean and potable water, and none more than the people in Africa. If more schools and projects were organized to provide water filter for these people, waterborne diseases will soon be gone. more ›