September 11th Day of Service and Rememberance

September 11 has been transformed into a national Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of those who died in the attacks nine years ago.  This weekend, members from all sports teams--bowling, rugby, and fencing were the most commonly mentioned teams---went to George Jones Farm (3 students) and Full Circle Fuels (18 students) to make a difference in their communities.

I was only able to attend the event at Full Circle Fuels, an organization that does many alternate energy and energy conservation things, among them converting gas-powered cars into cars powered by vegetable oil.

http://www.fullcirclefuels.com/

For the service project, the students painted fresh, white paint onto the concrete buildings and back wall of Full Circle Fuels.
 

Back wall--Before picture where students scrape off the old paint

Building---Before picture

Not only does will this make Full Circle look cleaner and more noticeable from the road, but it will also help prevent damage to the concrete caused by water falling into the cracks and holes, freezing, and then expanding.

Back wall--during the painting process

 In two hours, 18 students scraped and painted the back wall and at least 5 large walls of the Full Circle Fuels buildings.

Buildings--After!

Back wall--After!

Thanks to all the students who participated!  You did good work.  :)


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The September Education Discussion Lunch is today!
It is 12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m. in Wilder Hall, room 112.  FREE LUNCH of pizza and salad provided.
**Please RSVP to andy.frantz @ oberlin.edu

DISCUSSION THEME:
After school programming in Oberlin.  Rather than one main speaker, I'd like to invite anyone who runs an after school program to describe it in some length.  I want to foster some discussion about the ways different programs cooperate (or perhaps compete), the role of after school programs in the community, and how Oberlin College contributes.

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Also, Day of Service got a mention in the Oberlin Source!