This summer, a hardworking team of volunteers gathered weekly to complete four service projects around the Twin Cities, offering youth a chance to learn about different issues, build teamwork, and most of all, have fun!

Starting TeamWorks off at the Bakken Museum

     Our kickoff project took place at the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, where our team helped make kits for youth that attend the Bakken’s summer camp. We also had a chance to check out some of the great exhibits in the museum! Our second project took us to a home in southeast Minneapolis, where we worked in the hot sun, helping a senior with gardening, mowing, planting, and other chores through Handyworks, a program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches. At our third project, our volunteers worked hard at the Goodwill Outlet in St. Paul, learning about Goodwill’s mission and making sure the clothing supply at the outlet never got low! Our final project was at Lake Como, where we planted and weeded along the shoreline, working with St. Paul Parks and Rec.

We can’t wait until summer 2009 for the next Youth TeamWorks! If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please email Laura Newby at laura@handsontwincities.org. Hope to see you next summer!

Planting along Lake Como