Williamsburg youth work to revitalize outdoor classroom

When seventh-grader Katerina Roesner heard one of the first tasks to clean up the outdoor classroom at Williamsburg Elementary School was pulling weeds, she jumped right in.

"I've been doing a lot of weeding lately," Roesner said, adding jokingly, "I'm a professional."

Roesner is on Williamsburg's student council. The council, along with the Modern Woodmen Junior Youth Service Club, the Williamsburg PTO, the Williamsburg Pioneers 4-H club, and a scout from Boy Scout Troop 32 all worked together Tuesday after school on a Join Hands Day volunteer project.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.