As parents, Trey and I feel it's important for the boys to give back to the community. Alexander joined WAVE this summer, a volunteer experience for high school age students in the Westerville community. WAVE meets once a month for an hourly meeting and in addition, team members participate in at least one community service project monthly too. Alexander's first service project was to assist with the creation of First Responder's Park near the Main Street fire station. He spent 2 1/2 hours on a warm, summer Saturday morning (early) laying sod. While he's the youngest on the team, he thoroughly enjoys the time spent helping others in our community as well as the friendships he's making with other high school students from North, South and Central.
Recently, our family visited the now completed First Responder's Park. The main highlight of the area is a mangled piece of iron from the World Trade Towers reminding us of the events of September 11, 2001--a day we will never forget.
Tonight, Alexander will attend the October WAVE meeting and learn what community service opportunities will occur this month. For those in the Westerville area, this is a wonderful opportunity for your high school student to become involved in our community.
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