WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – A Buddy Bench was unveiled Friday at West Vigo Middle School.
The bench was made by Steel Dynamics using recycled plastic bottle caps.
Students can sit on the bench when they want someone to talk to. Two students who are on West Vigo Middle School’s Student Council said this project has a positive impact.
“It’s kind of an inspiration for all of us because to know that a girl started this many years ago, she started this program just because she felt lonely and then she came up with this idea because she loved recycling. And then, today, we’re standing here with a Buddy Bench of our own,” said Conner Ellis who is in 8th Grade.
Payton Childress, a 7th Grader, said she also finds the project inspirational.
“I like to recycle a lot and just knowing that someone can make something like that is really, really cool. Maybe when I get older, I can do something like that,” Childress said.
America’s Got Talent winner Richard Goodall, who is a custodian at West Vigo, was there to celebrate the addition of the Buddy Bench.
