Contributions add up to bad hair day

Homecoming is about getting together and supporting your local community.

And a few local community members went above and beyond the call of duty to support their local schools.

The Encampment School's pep-rally last Friday consisted of school cheers, a bad food eating contest contest and a "buddy dragging" race.

However, the highlight of the pep assembly was when the staff at Encampment School agreed to dying and cutting their hair if the school reached their goal of $2,200 for their "penny wars."

Sixth grade teacher Jordan Seitz said that he would sport a mohawk haircut if the students achieved their goal. Likewise, Receptionist Cori Tiezen, third grade teacher Kathy Lynch and math teacher Nanette Marchetti agreed to getting their hair dyed orange, green and red.

Encampment School got close to their goal, reaching around $1,600 in the span of two days. However, two local community members stepped up to help the students achieve their goal

If it was not for Ryan and Ashley Grabow, four staff members at Encampment School would still have normal hair.

When Ashley Grabow was counting their collected money for them at Rawlins National Bank, she saw that Encampment Schools fell short of their goal.

"I could see the effort they put into it," Ashley said.

Then, her husband, Ryan Grabow, owner of Black Diamond Electric, contributed over $600 towards the school's Penny War drive. That money put Encampment School at their goal for.

Grabow's said that one of their motivating for donating was not just to help out Encampment, but to also to help The Make-a-Wish Foundation.

"It's just a great organization to contribute to," Ashley said.

But their primary motive was to assist the community.

"We're just happy to help out," Ryan said.

 

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