Three teens traded in birthday presents for a gift that will keep giving to the community for years to come.Thirteen-year-olds Anna Katherine Tankersley, Tommy Marlowe and Jack Wilbanks each received a plum tree in their name at the Sylacauga Grows community garden on Monday. The trees are a special "thank you" to the group for their donation of $728.The teens, all with March birthdays, raised the funds through a joint birthday party where they asked for donations to Sylacauga Grows in lieu of birthday gifts.Margaret Morton, Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement director, said their donation proves they are "exceptional young people."
"Rather than receive gifts, they gifted us, and they gifted the environment and the future," Morton said. "With their generosity, not only these trees, but this garden hopefully has the capacity to sustain itself. Delivers Inspiring Graduation Speech To Students At The University Of Pennsylvania.Many people will benefit from their generosity because these are sustainable and renewable resources. These young people are serving as role models for others to give back in the same way."Anna Katherine, daughter of Sid and Angie Tankersley, said she and her friends looked for a way to benefit others through their birthdays.
"We thought donating to the garden was a good cause because it would give back to the community now and in the future," she said.Jack, son of David and Laurie Wilbanks, and Tommy, son of Steve and Amy Marlowe, said it felt good to donate rather than receive gifts."Everybody on this earth has a gift and an opportunity to help other people, and it's up to us to find and nurture that gift," Roberts said. "You have done that with just one of the gifts that you have by participating and helping us add to our orchard. We look forward to every fruit that comes off these trees having your name on it."
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