Old North Co-op Gets Help from Student Volunteers
When the Old North Grocery Co-op finally opens for business toward the end of June, the list of people to thank will be quite long. One of the most recent additions to that list is a group from the John Carroll University chapter of Students Today Leaders Forever who rolled into Old North from Cleveland this past Monday morning. These college students were on a cross-country tour as part of an alternative spring break in which they spent some time taking part in service projects in different cities each day.
While in Old North, these students helped out with a lot of the messy work of interior clean-up (or clean-out) at the building that will house the co-op. The photos below show just a sampling of the day’s activities as the 40 or so volunteers mobilized to begin the process of transforming the former horseradish factory into a neighborhood grocery store.
With hardhats, goggles, and face-masks, this crew prepared to remove an obsolete kitchen and open up some space. The photo below shows the progress achieved in just a couple hours of work.
The building still has a long way to go before it’s ready for opening day, but thanks to the energetic and committed group from Students Today Leaders Forever, we got a great start last week. We’ll continue to report here about other sources of support that are being made available for this great community-building and public health initiative. In the meantime, if you’d like to pitch in with future work days or contribute in other ways, contact the Old North St. Louis Restoration Group at 314-241-5031 or send an email to info@onsl.org.
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"Old North Co-op Gets Help from Student Volunteers"
Terrific news report on the Old North Co-op! I am happier, too, for knowing that a crew of smart youngsters endowed the Coop-to-be with their good work and great, generous spirit.
Tuning in from Oslo, Norway…
(while I write the section of my masters thesis on conducting the Tomato Tasting Dialogues at the Old North Farmers Market)
Miss Magnolia
I’m happy to count myself as one of the people in that group on this trip. We really worked hard and were so happy to see the progress we made in helping out the Old North Co-op. As somebody who has spent time in various co-ops around the world both in the United States and Latin America, I was very excited to see us get involved in a project like this and be able to help out in such a grand way. ONSL is an amazing project that really will help shape the neighborhood in such a beautiful way, and I feel blessed to have been able to be a part of that.
Thank you for all the work you’ve done in making the quality of life better for others. You all deserve the real thanks, we were just glad to be a part of it.
- Bill Mather
John Carroll University, STLF
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