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INKSTER - WESTLAND
INKSTER - WESTLAND

Students’ Acts of Kindness recognized by council

Members of the Westland City
Council officially recognized the
three winners of Random Acts of
Kindness awards this month.
The program is a partnership
between members of the Westland
Compassionate City Committee
and the Wayne-Westland
Community Schools. The three
winners this month were Emily
DeLane of Adams Middle School,
Monique Oliver, also from Adams
Middle School, and Naomi
Dugger of Stevenson Middle
School.
DeLane was selected for her
attention and interaction with
special education students at
Adams Middle School. DeLane
spends her lunch hour with the
students every day and handmade
each of the students a backpack City officials, teachers and family members were on hand for the March presentation of awards to students who demonstrated Random Acts
with their names. of Kindness in the Wayne-Westland schools. Winners this month were Emily DeLane, Monique Oliver and Naomi Dugger.
Oliver was nominated by ness, and leadership while work- a differently abled student to of her way to help other students, amazing and we can hope others
teacher Simone Argue and the ing with students. Her teacher encourage understanding and according to her nomination. She will follow her lead, her nomina-
Peer to Peer students at Adams said students in the Peer to Peer friendship. eats breakfast with students who tion form noted. She is also a stu-
Middle School. She is being recog- Program adore Oliver. The Peer to Dugger was cited as a model would otherwise be alone. Her dent in the “Students who Need a
nized for her compassion, kind- Peer Program pairs students with student and is noted for going out kindness and respect for others is Pal” class at Stevenson.
Leaf pick-up program to resume

Westland residents are welcoming the to multiple requests from residents who
return of a popular city service beginning continually asked for the return of the
next fall. service.
Members of the city council and Mayor Reinstatement of the Leaf Pickup
Michael P. Londeau have approved the Program will be funded by savings real-
reinstatement of the Curbside Leaf ized from the renegotiated contract with
Pickup Program which was eliminated the city landfill provider, officials said.
several years ago due to budget cuts and As arrangements for the program are
the cost of the service. finalized, feedback and input from resi-
In a prepared statement, officials said dents is an important component of the
city residents who currently have curbside successful implementation of the service,
trash pickup will also receive leaf pickup officials noted. There is a brief survey on
service at no additional cost. This fall, resi- the city website to allow residents to pro-
dents can rake leaves into the street for vide opinions and suggestions about the
pickup and removal. Leaves can also be program.
bagged for pickup on resident's regular Officials urged residents to complete
Arresting trash pick up day. Londeau said the rein- the survey at
www.cityofwestland.com/CivicAlerts.
statement of the program was in response
visit
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Megan Summers and J.
Wilder paid a special
visit to Hicks Elementary
School recently and
brought along official
police "badges" and
special stickers for excit-
ed students. Teachers
and officers said the stu-
dents welcomed the visit
and the interaction with
Inkster police. Hicks
Elementary School is
part of the Wayne-
Westland Community
Schools district.