June 2012 - Allegheny West Magazine
June 2012 - Allegheny West Magazine
June 2012 - Allegheny West Magazine
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5K RACE BENEFITED<br />
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Allegheny</strong> High School seniors Barb Lesko and Meghan Boocks,<br />
pictured above, coordinated a successful 5K Run/2 Mile Walk in April<br />
to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, a foundation providing aid to injured service<br />
members. Despite inclement weather, it was a successful turnout, with 102 participants.<br />
The event also served as the girls’ senior project. Thanks to all who participated in this<br />
event.<br />
SCOUTS CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH TREE PLANTING<br />
To celebrate Earth Day <strong>2012</strong>, on April 22 in North Fayette, over 40 volunteers from Cub<br />
Scout Pack 848, Girl Scout Troop 50432, and Daisy Troop 56108 partnered with North<br />
Fayette Parks and Recreation to plant 75 white pine trees and 20 dogwood trees at<br />
Donaldson Community Park. Parks and Recreation groundskeeper Shaun Leslie spraypainted<br />
spots on the ground in various locations around the park to indicate where<br />
parents and kids should dig out holes for planting.<br />
The same group of volunteers is hoping to come together later this summer to plant<br />
milkweed seeds to establish a monarch butterfly sanctuary in the park and help replenish<br />
the once-thriving native habitat. Since monarchs lay their eggs only on milkweed (and is<br />
the only plant that monarch caterpillars eat), it's essential to the survival of the butterfly<br />
species that milkweed be available and plentiful.<br />
A special thank you to Chris Kiss, Liz Parker, Linda Pottle, Shaun Leslie, and Bob<br />
Brozovich for organizing this successful event.
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