Volunteers, from left, take a break: Alena Ezell, 13; Kendall Hinson, 14; Bella Walsh, 14, and Blaire Sherrer, 14.
Young Artists Share Encouraging Messages
Morgan Adamson, 7, focuses on her window designs.
During the 2021 MLK Day of Service, members of the SmileUp! Foundation adopted a service project to help seniors impacted by the pandemic. The young volunteers cleaned and decorated the outdoor windows at Woodstock Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Home with encouraging words and images. The mission of SmileUp! is to encourage volunteerism among kids, who instinctively focus on the humanity of a person. The nonprofit reinforces this character trait, and teaches empathy, compassion and tolerance for the youth to carry into adulthood. Tonya Riddick is the executive director. For more information, visit www.smileupfoundation.org.
Above, Lila Lewis, age 5, shares her artistic skills. Left, Ambassadors Olivia Jackson, 12, Macey Thomas, 11, and Aahana Karanji, 12. 34
AROUND WOODSTOCK | March 2021
