Volunteers from Regeneron visited Bell Top Elementary School last week to give of their time and skills as part of their annual Day For Doing Good (D4DG) initiative. The Bell Top school community received the benefits of various projects around the school, including:
- Clearing the nature trail and cross country trail
- Beautifying the grounds around monuments
- Weeding out and clearing around the Monarch butterfly station
- Weeding and clearing the landscape by the front sign
- Making needed repairs on the Learning Barn (replacing rotted wood boards on exterior, securing floor boards to make them safer to walk on and installing string lights inside)
Planning for these projects began last spring when Principal Martin Mahar met with representatives from D4DG.
Regeneron paid for all of the materials and their employees completed the work as volunteers. Two Bell Top parents – AnneMarie Bailey-Yavonditte and Ashley Giambrone – served as project team leaders.
“The Bell Top School community is grateful for the Regeneron volunteers who gave generously of their time and skills to help us restore and beautify our Learning Barn, nature trail and grounds,” said Mr. Mahar. “These efforts will help our school to continue on with the cherished traditions that are near and dear to the students and staff. We have been fortunate to receive the support of Regeneron and the D4DG program many times and hope this community partnership continues for years to come.”
Thank you to @Regeneron employees who volunteered at Bell Top last week as part of their Day For Doing Good initiative. They made repairs to the Bell Top Learning Barn, cleared the nature trail and beautified the school grounds. pic.twitter.com/z4V6Oat3Zr
— East Greenbush CSD (@EGreenbushCSD) October 31, 2023