Helping Hands
December 21, 2009
Filed under Other Stuff
Some of the Unleashed photographers have put together a photo project showing teens making a difference in their communities.
The student photographers have been working on the photo essay for about two months now. They are: Colleen Fontana of Davis High School, Hannah Besso of Davis High School, Alex Braman of Davis High School, Amanda Marquez of Grandview High School and Sandy Hanses of West Valley Junior High.
From wrapping presents to bagging leaves, teens throughout the Yakima Valley are giving back to their community. Here are a few photos that show them in action.
Haley Haubrich, 17, left, and Lauren Jones, 16, wrap toys for a leadership project on December 4th. Each Ram prep class at the West Valley High School is assigned to helping a family from YWCA Women's Shelter. The classes collected money, clothes, toys, and wrapped presents for 42 families and the presents were delivered to YWCA on December 17th.
From left, David Paolella, 17, Stewart Copeland, Linda Larcom, Pablo Espinosa, 16, and Giovanni Romero, 17, bag leaves at the annual leaf rake put on by Volunteer Chore Services). The program has been going on for the last 10 years and helps low income elders and adults with disabilities. This year about 146 volunteers helped out, starting at 9 a.m. and meeting at McKinley Elementary School for complimentary pizza. Stewart Copeland, a 54-year-old history teacher at Davis High School, says he volunteers because "I get satisfaction from helping others."
Russel Shean, 16, a sophomore at Davis High School, waits for someone who wants their purchases gift wrapped at Borders. For a donation to his Eagle Scout Project Fund, Russel was wrapping gifts for holiday shoppers. He hopes to raise enough money to build a sign to mark the beginning of the trail at the west entrance of Cowiche Canyon, and benefit the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy.
Russel Shean, 16, a sophomore at Davis High School, attaches a small sign to his donation jar, while talking to Riley Forster, 16, not pictured. For a donation to his Eagle Scout Project Fund, Russel was wrapping gifts for customers at Borders. He hopes to raise enough money to build a sign to mark the beginning of the trail at the west entrance of Cowiche Canyon, and benefit the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy.
Grandview football coach Joe Emerson prepares hotdogs for the hungry crowd at the Dec. 11 varsity basketball game against Wapato to raise money for the football team's trip to Alaska.
Freshman Chet Bardwell, 15, takes a fan's order while working concessions at the Dec. 11 varsity basketball game at Grandview High School. Chet is a member of the football team, which was raising money to go to Alaska and play at a football camp.
Garred Kirk, 17, looks at the names on the "Giving Tree" at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Yakima. The youth group teens have the opportunity to pick an angel off the tree and prepare a gift to give to a child in need this Christmas.
Members of the St. Joseph youth group stand around the Catholic church's "Giving Tree." The blue and pink angels represent children in need of a little cheer this season. Garred Kirk, 17, chooses an angel off the tree to prepare a gift for this Christmas.
