With registration beginning over a month in advance, numerous families were quick to sign up for the opportunity on September 29th to serve the community in this way. Upwards of 120 Ozone students and family members from Bentonville and Rogers cleaned up around the old Monte Ne Hotel. After loading the trailer with trash of all shapes and sizes, they relocated and did the same at the Highway 12 Bridge. With so many volunteers helping out, we are proud to say that those areas were picked clean of trash.
The southern cities had similar results at their locations. With over 90 volunteers from both Fayetteville and Springdale Ozone, they collected a full trailer’s worth of trash at Blue Springs Park and the Old Bridge off Highway 12. After cleaning for a couple of hours, all four Ozone chapters met at the Prairie Creek Pavilion, where the Corps of Engineers served an appreciation lunch for all volunteers. Some of the Rogers and Bentonville students brought camp to Beaver Lake Cleanup by doing a chow hall cheer favorite, the Beaver Call. Although there were some confused and strange looks from onlookers, the students really enjoyed sharing lunch together and spending time with other campers. After a big group picture the cities parted ways with each camper having completed 3 hours of community service which will help them get accepted into CWE summer camp 2013.
As an event we look forward to each year, it was exciting to see the turnout of students who had the desire to help clean their community. It is a blessing to be able to love God through loving his people and caring for the beautiful environment surrounding us here in Northwest Arkansas..
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