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Swampland People: Lesley Davis
Meet Lesley Davis …
Posting these profiles each week now, I find myself meeting people and becoming increasingly interested in who they are. I also find myself thinking hard about who I want to blog about and with that, right in front of me, I found a friend I’ve known for about a year now, 25-year-old Lesley Davis.
The reason I want you to know Lesley is because she has a terrific spirit. Since my wife Robin began Project Grow, a community garden project, there have been few people as dedicated to giving volunteer hours like Lesley.
I asked Lesley why she is volunteering and why she is so willing to put up so much of her free time to get this community garden project off the ground.
“Because I figure it will feed people somewhere down the line,” she said.
And she likes it, she added. She likes getting out there and helping people.
“And I’m learning stuff, too,” she said. “I’ve never really planted anything before this.”
So she’s learning about gardening and growing things and, she reemphasized, she “just knows that it’s helping people.”
Lesley Davis grew up in Elizabeth City. She graduated from Northeastern High School in 2000 and she currently works as a cook at Montero’s Restaurant, feeding people.
I suppose if I were to hand out the volunteer of the month award I would have to give it to Lesley. She seems to always be on call, and happy to do it.
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