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Youth Sync
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NORTHERN GSO – Staff and students at Northern Guilford Elementary School are preparing Blessing Boxes for residents of Weaver House, Greensboro Urban Ministry’s shelter for single men and women.
The school’s staff “understands just how blessed we are,” Robert Richmond, the school’s principal, said in an email earlier this week. “We want to do something as a staff to share a blessing with those less fortunate.”
The staff has set a goal of buying “everyday necessities” to fill as many as 50 boxes with deodorant, lotion, socks, hats, ChapStick and hand sanitizer. Students plan to pack the boxes and add “a note of hope,” according to Richmond.
Richmond and assistant principal Nicole Weeks plan to deliver the boxes to Weaver House.
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Congratulations to Eagle Scouts Theo Whetstine, Dylan Hirko
Theo Whetstine, left, and Dylan Hirko have both attained the rank of Eagle Scout.
Theo Whetstine of northwest Greensboro earned his Eagle Scout Award earlier this year. For his Eagle Scout service project, Theo constructed and installed 10 bluebird houses to create a bluebird trail at the City of Greensboro’s Keeley Park in McLeansville.
Theo, 18, is a member of Troop 149 and the son of Aimee and Jeff Whetstine.
Dylan Hirko, a member of Scouts BSA Troop 600, also recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
For his Eagle Scout service project, Dylan led the construction of benches and a dog waste station for Kernersville First Baptist Church. With the help of six volunteers, he designed and constructed a dog waste station from scratch and transformed sixteen 2-inch x 4-inch x 8-inch boards into a helpful seating area for teachers in his community.
A resident of Stokesdale, Dylan, 18, is the son of Tony and Laura Hirko and a senior at Northwest High School.
