doodlemaier | Good morning faculty and staff of Annandale High School:

I am a neighbor of Annandale High on within a block of the northern entrance of the school via Medford Drive and have been for 36 years. I write to you this morning with a suggestion:

We have drug-free school zones in Fairfax County mandated by law: How about a Litter-free school zone? I am, on a daily basis, continually cleaning up snack wrappers, soda pop bottles, and cigarette butts (!?) from my lawn that are deposited there by your students (although, being high school students I would expect they should know better by now. After all, isn’t this their neighborhood, too?) Obviously, I’m not suggesting anything be written into law, but I do think it would be a gesture of good stewardship on behalf of Annandale High School if it were to maintain and empty trash repositories within a block or two of all entrances of the facility so that conscientious students would have a more suitable place than my and my neighbors’ lawns to leave their garbage. Maybe coupled with a light PR campaign within the walls advertizing the school and surrounding neighborhoods as “theirs, and a reflection of them, Atoms spirit, etc, etc” would serve to heighten awareness and a sense of ownership within your students in regard to their community. I appreciate your earnest consideration of my suggestion. If you’d like to contact me with whatever questions, comments, or concerns I can be reached during the day at the phone numbers below.

On behalf of the Medford Neighbors,

Best Regards,
Dean Mosher
Information Specialist
Development
Capital Hospice
6565 Arlington Blvd, Suite 501
Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-531-6211
Fax: 703-538-2072

United Way/ CFC #36994
www.capitalhospice.org

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