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Lower Township recognizes students who installed handwashing station for underserved residents
Summary
The council recognized two high-school students for securing funding and coordinating a handwashing station on township property for underserved residents; the project involved the MUA, Key Club volunteers and a grant and uses non-potable water with signage and planned volunteer staffing.
Lower Township recognized two students for designing and implementing a handwashing station that now sits on township-owned land behind a pump station on the bike path to serve underserved residents and anyone who uses the path.
Mr. Lafy (manager) told the council the students secured a grant — referenced as a grant from a local civic club in the file — and coordinated with the Municipal Utilities Authority, the high school Key Club and township public works to place the unit on township property with signage indicating the water is non-potable. He said the MUA will refill the unit periodically and Key Club volunteers are expected to staff it in the future.
Greg Lashler, identified in the meeting as superintendent of the Regional High School District, praised the students for advocating for the project location and for following a district Key Club initiative to help people experiencing homelessness. "These girls jumped up with advocacy about where it really needed to be to best serve this population," Greg Lashler said.
The council presented certificates of recognition to the two students listed in the record (Grace Mattis and Noran Mustafa) for leadership and community service.
