Dunwoody Community Comes Together to Help Chesnut Elementary Replace Stolen Archery Equipment!!

Source:  Dunwoody School Daze

Special kudos go to Dunwoody Council Member Terry Nall who the effort for this fundraiser for Chesnut.

Jennifer Leslie, WXIA 2:23 PM. EDT June 20, 2016

DUNWOODY, GA – Chesnut Charter Elementary School will be able to replace stolen archery sets after community leaders and local businesses donated as much as $1,700.

“Dunwoody is a close-knit community that cherishes its assets,” explained Dunwoody City Councilman Terry Nall. “We knew this this archery equipment was being used to teach motivation and self-confidence.”

The fundraising effort was prompted by the theft of seven bows from the school’s gym in May.

DeKalb County School Police identified and charged two boys, ages 15 and 18, in the case.

Chesnut’s archery program was started using a grant from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

It’s supported by the National Archery in the Schools Program, which provided 50 percent of the initial funding after The Friends of Chesnut Foundation, Inc. decided to start the program for students in fourth and fifth grades.

Click the following link to read the remainder of the article from Jennifer Leslie: http://www.11alive.com/news/school-to-replace-stolen-archery-sets/250354435

June 24th, 2016 Category: Community News, Schools/Education Tagged: