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Gardening Preservation Sparks an Interest Among Memorial Mustangs
Hannah Khairandish

Freshman Hannah Khairandish pulls out weeds from the rose garden at the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

MMOB

MMOB members work together to beautify the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

Isabelle Nuzzo, Colby Kneppler

Freshmen Isabelle Nuzzo and Colby Kneppler uncover a record-size sweet potato at the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center. (Photo: Hannah Khairandish)

Sunflowers

Sunflowers were one of the many varieties of flowers found in the garden at the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

Spider

Caught in the act, this spider was carrying its egg sac while MMOB was gardening. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

Potato

This potato pulled straight from the garden is about as fresh as you can get. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

Memorial Mustang Outreach Bunch (commonly referred to as MMOB) visited the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center to plant trees and preserve their gardens. MMOB is an 850-member student volunteer organization at Memorial High School that gives students the opportunity to serve the community in many different ways – from tutoring middle school students to refurbishing old bikes for the needy to helping the Houston Food Bank.  

The Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center is a collaborative partnership with Alief ISD, the Alief Super Neighborhood, LISC, the University of Houston – School of Architecture, the Tatanka Boy Scouts, Trees for Houston and Wells Fargo.  On a beautiful fall day, more than 30 MHS students woke up bright and early on a Saturday morning to plant flowers, remove old plants, put down mulch and clean up the garden. 

MMOB has many volunteer events to choose from, and some even happen simultaneously.  For example, on the same day that some Mustangs were gardening in Alief, 80 others were cleaning up Surfside Beach. No matter what the specific activity is, MMOB events are a fun way to work as a team while helping the community.

Hannah Khairandish

Freshman Hannah Khairandish pulls out weeds from the rose garden at the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

MMOB

MMOB members work together to beautify the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

Isabelle Nuzzo, Colby Kneppler

Freshmen Isabelle Nuzzo and Colby Kneppler uncover a record-size sweet potato at the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center. (Photo: Hannah Khairandish)

Sunflowers

Sunflowers were one of the many varieties of flowers found in the garden at the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Center. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

Spider

Caught in the act, this spider was carrying its egg sac while MMOB was gardening. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)

Potato

This potato pulled straight from the garden is about as fresh as you can get. (Photo: Isabelle Nuzzo)