HandsOn Twin Cities and Metro Schools always make a great team.

It's a familiar story that we never get tired of hearing - dozens of volunteers, led by HandsOn Twin Cities staff members and volunteer leaders, helped transform a local school in just a few hours!  We sure do love a happy ending.

Before...

On Thursday, September 27th, more than 50 volunteers from 3M came to Cleveland Junior High School in East St. Paul for a hard day's (volunteer) work.  Two shifts of volunteers re-landscaped the school, painted the utility fence, built outdoor seating near the new landscaping, weeded and cleaned the track, built new baseball benches, and painted murals and line games for outdoor gym classes.  It never ceases to amaze us just how much can be done by a group of motivated volunteers.  This group from 3M, a consistent HandsOn Twin Cities partner and Corporate Month of Service participant, didn't let us down! 

After!

This project was the second in our series of Corporate Month of Service projects which bring volunteers from Twin Cities Corporations into area schools.  Corporate Month of Service partners, such as 3M, recognize that the Twin Cities community is just that - everyone who lives in the Twin Cities.  Students in St. Paul aren't just future St. Paul residents; they're the future leaders for the entire Twin Cities community.  Corporate Month of Service is about Being the Change to as many people as possible.  And when it comes to our future leaders, Being the Change today ensures a better tomorrow.

Volunteers planting new landscaping.

3M volunteers put this bench together in record time, then used it to take a much-deserved break.

A volunteer discovers the joy of the post-hole digger!

Other CMOS 2007 Projects:

Sept. 15 - Cityview School

Oct. 6 & 13 - John A. Johnson Elementary School

October 13 - Southside Family Charter School

HandsOn Twin Cities staff handled all the details of the Cleveland Junior High project and made it a "turnkey" event!  3M only needed to provide the volunteers.  HandsOn Twin Cities staff skillfully organized materials, and led and encouraged the volunteers.  Thanks for partnering with 3M on this successful project.
 

- Anne,

3M Volunteer Leader

Working with HandsOn Twin Cities was incredible!  The work that they did at Cleveland Jr. High was unbelievable.  Not only did the project run smoothly on the day of the event, HOTC was great to work with in the planning process.  They listened to our needs, carefully planned all the pieces, and successfully completed the projects.  It was so impressive!!!  They took a lot of  the work and worry off of our hands.
 

 - Kathrine Walter,

Cleveland Junior High School