Paris, Tenn.–Leadership Henry County has teamed up with the Levi Miles Foundation and Paris-Henry County Arts Council on a Dumpster Community Outreach Project” that includes dozens and dozens of handprints of local officials, children and others. The decorated dumpster has now found a permanent home at Rhea School in Paris.
At Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting, Paris-Henry County Chamber Director Sam McDaniel said, “We just think this is a cool project by Leadership Henry County and we want to thank the city of Paris for allowing us to do something like this.”
McDaniel thanked the Paris Special Schools District “for putting this here. Hopefully, kids will ask about it and it will give the teachers the chance to answer their questions and talk about the message of inclusion.”
Shayna Miles, the mother of Levi Miles, said, “It’s awesome that we were able to get all of this together. Community relations matter and we love that it’s here and hopefully can be a place where people can come and take pictures.”
The Levi Miles Foundation was founded for the purpose of providing support and resources to children with disabilities and rare diseases, as well as, to promote acceptance and inclusion of all individuals within our communities.
In photo, Chamber President Sam McDaniel, left, speaks at this morning’s ribbon-cutting. Levi Miles’ parents, David and Shayna are standing to the right along with Leadership Henry Co. members. (Shannon McFarlin photo).