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Woodside Energy-backed students build raised garden beds for Lake Charles seniors
Summary
Students from Washington Marion and Silver High presented community projects funded by Woodside Energy’s LEAD program, including raised garden beds, benches and storage at Whispering Hope in the Lake Charles Senior Center; Woodside said it provides $20,000 grants to participating schools.
Woodside Energy’s LEAD program and student teams from Calcasieu Parish showed how corporate grants can translate into neighborhood projects when Washington Marion High School students presented raised garden beds, benches and a storage unit for seniors at the Whispering Hope program in the Lake Charles Senior Center.
"This project is more about is more than just gardening," said Ayanna Sterling, who identified herself as the marketing manager, project manager and secretary for the Washington Marion team, describing the project’s…
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