5000 volunteers. 426 flats of pansies. 353 gallons of paint. 1260 cleaning-wipe canisters. Countless acts of awesomeness. Here are just a few memories from our 10th year of Beautification Day!
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1. The drizzle doesn't stop volunteers from planting at Key Elementary School. In fact, that rain will help this little plant grow!
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2. No, that's not a Christmas tree. A friendly volunteer helps prune a shrub at Key ES.
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3. Remember playing four square? Volunteers at Ketcham Elementary help paint squares, in Spanish...
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4. ...And Chinese and English, so students will be learning even as they play!
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5. Volunteers help paint line up triangles, and circles too. Students will "shape up" while in line!
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6. Lots of teamwork going on at Drew Elementary School.
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7. These Washington Caps teammates, Stan Galiev and Chris Brown, traded their hockey sticks for paintbrushes to work on the Drew ES' logo. Their hand-eye coordination is pretty great.
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8. Over at Eastern Senior High School, volunteers paint banners that will welcome students on their first day.
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9. Volunteers were laser-focused on getting every detail right for Eastern students.
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10. Students will also see freshly planted, beautiful flowers-- just as bright as the volunteer spirit.
For more great pictures, visit:
https://storify.com/evelynwongdcps/dcps-beautification-day-2014 and
https://storify.com/OneCityYouth/all-hail-2014-beautificationday-volunteers