Weekend project has special meaning

All Hands On Charlotte projects are important, but this Saturday’s BIG Project may be one of our most meaningful efforts of the year.

I’m sure you recall the headlines from last year: Pregnant Teen Gunned Down at Bus Stop. That teenager was Tiffany Wright, and she was a student at Hawthorne High School. In the aftermath of that tragedy, her fellow students spoke about building a peace garden in remembrance of Tiffany. For more than a year, that garden has remained just an idea. Until now…

As part of HOC’s monthly BIG Project, our volunteers will be building that peace garden at Hawthorne. We hope it will serve as a lasting memorial to Tiffany and to other area youngsters whose lives have been cut short by violence. We hope it will provide some comfort to students whose daily existence is marked by conflict and anxiety. We hope that building the garden helps our volunteers deepen their appreciation for the blessings and the people in their lives.

And we hope you will join us. Please visit the HOC web site to sign up.


Bob Young is the associate director of Hands On Charlotte