Hands on Topeka 2012

Photos by Susan Cooper

Hands on Topeka 2012
A billboard advertises the annual Hands On Topeka community service event.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Youth volunteers pick up in Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers clean up Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers scoop dirt off the sidewalk in Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers work to spruce up the playground area in Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers bag leaves in Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers spread out over Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
A volunteer weed eats in Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
A volunteer rakes leaves in Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Bags of leaves and trash await city pick-up in Central Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers rake leaves from a fence in Gage Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers look for trash along a water feature in Gage Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers take a water break in Gage Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers clean up around the railroad track in Gage Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
A volunteer rakes leaves along the iron fence in Gage Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
A large mound of trash bags are piled by the dumpster in Hillcrest Park...
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers work at the Caring Hands Humane Society in Topeka. The humane...
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers work at the Caring Hands Humane Society in Topeka. The humane...
Hands on Topeka 2012
A volunteer picks up signs used to guide volunteers toward check-in sites...
Hands on Topeka 2012
At the end of the day, volunteers gathered at the Big Gage Shelter House...
Hands on Topeka 2012
At the end of the day, volunteers gathered at the Big Gage Shelter House...
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers visit after a day of community service in Gage Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Volunteers visit after a day of community service in Gage Park.
Hands on Topeka 2012
Rev. Evelyn Fisher, Topeka District superintendent, thanks the volunteers...
Hands on Topeka 2012
Bishop Scott Jones, Kansas area, greets volunteers for Hands On Topeka.