Almost 200 volunteers from Target!

Local and National Target store managers made a difference at Longfellow Elementary School in St. Paul on Friday, August 22.

They even painted a huge world map on the playground.

Volunteers Chose from many different projects including painting,  landscaping, bench building and replenishing mulch in the playgrounds. 

Volunteers who chose to paint made an impact all over the school property. They painted new lines on the blacktop for basketball, hopscotch and four-square. As well as a large world map, and a giant chessboard. While other volunteers painted "welcome" in different languages on the sidewalk.

Target volunteers paint "welcome" in many languages

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In addition, Target volunteers got their hands dirty by landscaping along the school and weeding the school's peace garden. Even more volunteers stayed busy by helping build four new benches for the students, next to the playground where volunteers added new mulch.

Thanks to the Longfellow Elementary staff for all their help setting up this project, and special thanks to all the Target Volunteers who contributed their time.
 

Students now have 4 new benches near their playground!