On April 13, 2013, a bright and sunny Saturday morning, HTCC Helping Hands participated in the city-organized service project Clean-up Columbia. The service group Helping Hands predates Shanthi Mandir and HTCC! Since 2006 HTCC Helping Hands has teamed up with Bal Sabha to work at two clean-up locations for the yearly volunteering effort.
Bal Sabha volunteers cleaned in and around the Ridgeway Elementary School on Sexton Road. Over 10 Bal Sabha youth and 5 adult mentors helped clean up around Ridgeway Elementary School and the surrounding streets. The HTCC Helping Hands crew was assigned Holly Avenue (both sides from Parker to Oakland Gravel, including the Shanthi Mandir lot). This crew had 7 adults and a toddler participate in the cleaning effort. With the clean-up completed at both locations by 11:30 am, the two groups got together at Shanthi Mandir for refreshments. The weather for the event turned out to be very pleasant, so the outdoor volunteer effort was a lot of fun. A few from the team were also able to attend the City sponsored lunch event at the Twin-Lakes Shelter post-clean-up.
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