GREENSBORO — Our Lady of Grace graduate and Boy Scout Owen Aufrance recently surprised his alma mater with a special gift: a set of picnic tables and benches to convert a terrace into an outdoor classroom. Aufrance and some of his former classmates worked on this as part of his Eagle Scout project.
“When it was time to choose my Eagle project, I really wanted to give back to a community that had given me so much – Our Lady of Grace School,” Aufrance said.
“My sister and I each attended OLG from pre-K to eighth grade and we’re very thankful for the education we received.” The outdoor classroom space, he said, was a way to give students a place to enjoy the fresh air and spread out.
Thanks to generous support from family and friends, he was able to build four tables and eight benches – double his original plan.
Aufrance and fellow OLG alums Lance Farley, Josh Hanflink and Christopher Rozek, numerous friends from Bishop McGuinness High School, and several family members worked together to pressure wash and clean the space, install a bicycle rim sculpture, and build and install the tables and benches.
Pictured is Aufrance with Farley and Hanflink.
— Photos provided by Paola Scilinguo-Mendoza
