So, my daughter volunteered to do a video for the City along the lines of tall grass enforcement. She and her friends created a club around the idea, set a budget, wrote scripts – really the whole deal was done indpendent of adults until the day of filming. They even raised the money by baking cookies and cupcakes and selling them. There is an article in the Journal Messenger about it here and their youtube video is here.
They would like to do one more video for the City about grafitti. The group has vowed to raise more money and buy better equipment but we’ll see what happens. I’ve had some folks email with offers to help out so we’ll see what shakes out.
Sarah and I are both very proud of the group!
July 20, 2009 at 8:58 pm
You both should be proud! Let us know when the Bakery Girls do their next fundraiser for the graffiti video. Ninjas and hippies hidden in the weeds. The Tall Grass Song. What a hoot!
July 21, 2009 at 3:52 pm
E. “Scorcese” Harrover. Kudos…
July 22, 2009 at 11:35 am
I’m glad that the City decided to form a bond with these young entrepreneur’s and give them an avenue to keep them busy for the summer. I hate kids sitting around doing nothing!
Good job to all of the kids involved!!!!!!! Keep it up, you’ll go places in life!
July 22, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Andy,
Sarah and you have every reason to be proud of Erin.
She is a fine young lady – intelligent, talented and fully
engaged in life. Kudos to her and the other fine young
people that worked on the project.
July 22, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Off topic, but the quality, if not quanity, of criticism of the Manassas
Council seems to have gone downhill in the past fifty years.
“Les Rois Faineants-
Those readers who are familiar with the history of Western Europe
in the early middle ages know of Les Rois Faineants – the
Do-Nothing Kings.
Those readers who are familiar with the history of modern Manassas
know of Le Counseil Faneant -the Do-Nothing Council.
And we mean the Manassas Town Council!
For, if ever there was a Do-Nothing administrative body it is the
Manassas Town Council. A council faced with the problems of
a growing community, but which it refuses to face. The citizens
are tired of their dilly-dallying.”
The Manassas Journal-Messenger
(Op/Ed – 7-23-1959)