Parsley Participates in Service Projects

Parsley Elementary School has a history of commitment to community service. Some of our projects over the years have included donating food and hats, gloves and scarves, making cards for veterans, singing at a nursing home, and making sandwiches for Habitat for Humanity. We have collected and sent toiletries for Domestic Violence Shelters and books to other schools including one in the Outer Banks that was devastated by a hurricane. We've collected money for Katrina victims, and most recently for the Red Cross for Haiti Relief.

One of our goals with service projects is to actively involve our students. Last year, all students participated in the painting of chairs and stools that were auctioned at "Arts Alive". Proceeds from the auction were used to purchase supplies that were used to make and decorate Easter Baskets that were filled with treats and then distributed to families through Meals on Wheels. Every student participated in this project both in the painting of the auctioned item and in the assembly or decorating of the baskets.

In 2010-2011, when this blog was created, our students participated in a Sea Turtle Project. Students learned about sea turtles and what we can do to help protect them. Funded with half the profit Parsley made from the fundraiser, Art By Me, all of Parsley's students created clay tiles that were incorporated in a beautification project for the boardwalk of Carolina Beach. Toward the end of the school year, students will be participated in a beach clean up at Carolina beach.