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Elementary student helping his neighborhood, one trash collection at a time Luke Cox poses on the side of the trash truck that visits his neighborhood every week. (Source: Patrick Huddleston) By Elizabeth Holmes and Patrick Huddleston | May 14, 2021 at 6:30 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 6:30 PM
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Every Thursday morning, at 6 a.m., 9-year-old Luke Cox gets excited about his favorite day of the week: trash collection day.
With help from his dad, Scott, Luke has become quite the pro at collecting trash and recycling. During the pandemic, the two would wake up before sunrise, collect garbage and recycling, roll out their neighbor’s trash cans, and follow the pick-up crew as they worked.
Mr. Alex-Zanâs âMy Help Listâ contest awards 4 Charlottesville-area students $100 each
Mr. Alex-Zanâs âMy Help Listâ contest awards 4 Charlottesville-area students $100 each By Max Marcilla | May 13, 2021 at 10:31 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 11:21 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Mr. Alex-Zanâs âMy Help Listâ contest has come to a close and four Charlottesville-area students each won $100.
Andrew Scott, a first-grader at Greenbriar Elementary; Selah Powe, a fourth-grader at Baker-Butler Elementary; Kelsey Bryan, a seventh-grader at Charlottesville Catholic School; and Bernice Edwards, a 10th-grader at Charlottesville High School were the winners.
They, along with many others, wrote essays about the importance of helping others and five things they have done or will do to help others.