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Parents, PTO and school staff organize beautification day after campus vandalism
Summary
Parents William and Lauren Carey, with Dr. Trina Murdock and the PTO, organized the school’s first beautification day on Sept. 20 after vandalism on campus last spring, organizers said. The event was described as a community-healing effort and involved planting and other activities; funding was secured through the PTO, organizers said.
William and Lauren Carey, parents of two students including a first-grader enrolled in the family center, worked with the parent‑teacher organization to hold the school’s first beautification day on Sept. 20 after vandalism occurred on the campus last spring, organizers said.
Dr. Trina Murdock, from Glenridge, told the meeting the Careys reached out with “a simple but powerful question” about how to come together as a community to heal. “This day was more than just planting flowers,” Dr. Murdock said. “I even found myself getting emotional throughout the time of how many people showed up, who showed up, and just the the idea of the day.”
Organizers said the Careys collaborated with the PTO to secure funding and to promote the event. The presentation at the meeting described the activity as a community response intended to repair damage to the campus and to bring families, staff and volunteers together; specific fundraising amounts, the number of volunteers, and details of the vandalism were not specified in the meeting record.
At the start of the session the meeting adopted its posted agenda by a voice vote after a motion to adopt the agenda was made and seconded; the chair called for the vote and the motion passed. No roll‑call vote tally or mover/second names were recorded in the transcript.
Organizers did not identify next steps or follow‑up items during the presentation. Meeting materials and participants credited the PTO with securing funding for the Sept. 20 event but did not specify the funding source mix or amounts.
