Laura Wilson, of Traverse City, was busy getting herself and her daughter ready for a birthday party when a knock on the door signaled the best part of her spring weekend.
Laura answered the door to find seven young men dressed in West Senior High School Titan football jerseys with smiles on their faces and rakes in hand. One of the young men, Cody, introduced himself and explained that he and his fellow team members were going door to door on her street offering their clean-up services for any lawn chores that needed to be done ... free!
"Given the fact I am the queen of procrastination when it comes to seasonal chores ..., this was a most welcome visit," Laura wrote. "The boys quickly staked out their sections of our lawn (and) in no time at all, the yard was cleaned up and I was on my way to the birthday party! I offered them cash for their efforts, but I was told they were not able to accept it, that it was 'their way of helping the community.'
"Thank you so much guys! Your polite and friendly attitude was a cheerful reminder of how great our small town of Traverse City is and what a wonderful place it is to raise our families."
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Daisy Troop #45 of Long Lake Elementary School would like to thank the Traverse City Elks Club #323 and the Daisy Chain women for hosting the troop for a "Manners & Etiquette" lesson.
The 16 first graders, dressed in their Sunday best, were chauffeured by limousine to the Elks Club where they learned how to place their napkins in their laps, table manners, proper use of dining utensils and finally how to properly tend to a dessert and final tea.
"This once-in-a-lifetime experience was enjoyed by everyone and the Daisy Troop would like to thank all those involved in making this a memorable experience for the girls (including) Daisy Chain President June Musser, members, Anita Swan, Maggie Sommerfeldt, Louise Schroeder, June Benedict, Alice Bushong, and Gean Sladek; Elks Club Manager Al Jarosz, head server Teri Kuhlman, and Elks Club members Stanley O. Simons and Richard D. Kies," the troop wrote.
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The Grand Traverse Area Literacy Council would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of its recent book sale, which raised more than $1,350.
A special thank-you goes out to the Insurance Women of Northern Michigan for their generous donation to the Council and the sale. The council also would like to thank the volunteers from Buckley, Cherry Knoll, Eastern, Westwoods and other schools for their outstanding efforts in coordinating donations, sale set-up and staffing the sale.
"Readers from all over the area expressed their appreciation in finding a wide variety of affordable books and other media," the letter concluded.
Stephanie Beach can be reached at sbeach@record-eagle.com.
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