SLANT Kicks Off at H.O.P.E. Farm
The 2011-2012 SLANT: Service Learning Adventures in North Texas program kicked off with a bang at H.O.P.E. Farm in Fort Worth on Saturday, September 17. Twenty-five boys from H.O.P.E. Farm and nearly 100 Bank of America and other community volunteers grabbed paint brushes, hammers, shovels and more to implement the service-learning project they designed. With a goal to inspire a healthier, more active lifestyle, the youth spent the morning installing exercise equipment, landscaping, cleaning up trash and painting murals. In addition to H.O.P.E. Farm, they also worked on projects at a nearby community center.
H.O.P.E. Farm seeks to provide positive role models and tools for success for boys in southeast Fort Worth through leadership development, health and life skills, the arts, sports and fitness and more.
To see photos of the transformation that took place at H.O.P.E. Farm, visit the
Think BIG blog.
Thank you to all of the partners who helped make this project a success: Bank of America, H.O.P.E. Farm, Cooper Institute, Chicken Express-Fort Worth, Sherwin-Williams, Chameleon Chamber Group, City of Fort Worth, Kelsey Patterson, Willie Amos and Big Thought!
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