Volunteers Performing Massive Clean Up

Students Help the Community by Giving Their Time and Energy

Sacramento, California, April 27, 2005 – Today is Victory Christian School’s 17th Annual Work Day. Victory Christian School is an independent, non-denominational school supported by tuition, gifts, and fundraisers. Each year more than 300 students and teachers go to several locations in community parks, convalescent facilities and homes of elderly citizens. This year classes are serving at William Land Park and McKinley Park.

Students at Land Park are painting the picnic areas behind Fairytale town, the bleachers around the soccer fields, picnic areas, and the benches in the amphitheatre. Students at McKinley Park are replenishing 100 yards of fibar (fall material) in playground, adding 50 yards of mulch and decorative bark to rose beds, and painting projects at various locations.

Who: Victory Christian School Students

What: 146 students will volunteer in two City of Sacramento parks
(It is their 15th annual volunteer day in McKinley Park).

Where: Land Park, McKinley Park, and other various locations

When: Wednesday, April 27th from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

City of Sacramento Locations:

William Land Park
Meeting Place/time: Land Park Amphitheatre 9 a.m.
Contact: Parks Supervisor, Carol Haggerson at (916) 712-1359, or Julie Mier at (916) 803-2904.

McKinley Park
Meeting Place/Time: McKinley Rose Garden 9 a.m.
Contact: Parks Supervisor, Randy Will at (916) 718-0147, or Julie Mier at (916) 803-2904.