St. Michael students lend helping hand during Day of Caring - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

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Students are St. Michael School in Augusta took part in the “Day of Caring” Oct. 1. Standing in front of the Howell House, from left, are Noah Parker, Aziel Lidback, Saketh Adabala, Declan Wotton, Kenneth Tuttle, Rocco Fabbricatore, Raina Taylor, Olivia Folsom, Chloe Cameron, Abhinav Reddy, Remington Lamoreau and Isaac Aube. Rocio Carey is in back. Contributed photo

AUGUSTA — Students at St. Michael School put down their books and iPads Oct. 1 and picked up rakes, rags and gloves, to help make their community a better place.

Grayson Fortin, and Beckett Welch, students at St. Michael School in Augusta, help during the “Day of Caring” Oct. 1 by spreading mulch. Contributed photo

Students in grades Pre-K through eight participated in the Day of Caring, an annual event organized by the United Way to celebrate the spirit of service and engage thousands of people across the country in community service projects. During the day, St. Michael students cleaned the yard at the Howell House, a senior residence in Augusta; picked up litter and raked on the Kennebec River Rail Trail; and spread bark mulch on the school playground.

In addition to the Day of Caring projects, students also launched a drive to collect mittens, hats, pillows, towels and socks for Bread of Life in Augusta, an organization that operates a soup kitchen, a family shelter, a shelter for veterans and apartment units, and offers case management services to those in need.

“Students take pride in giving their time and donations to important projects to help improve our communities,” said Kevin Cullen, principal of St. Michael, according to a news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. “We are proud of our students and the community spirit they demonstrate not just during special events, but each day.”

Students are St. Michael School in Augusta, from left, Raina Taylor and Olivia Folsom, clean up around the base of a shrub during the “Day of Caring” Oct. 1. Contributed photo

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