Rain Barrel of Fun!

Creating and decorating a rain barrel is a wonderful way to collect water, which can be used to water your school's landscape, as well as to teach children about the importance of water conservation. Through this creative, friendly competition, 2nd and 3rd grade teachers will get to make a rain barrel for students to decorate; making it a beautiful and waterSmart addition to any school campus.

Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority and Cobb County Water System provided supplies to approximately 230 students from nine Cobb County primary and elementary schools. After reviewing the rain barrel entries, judges selected Chris Haon’s 3^rd grade students from Murdock Elementary School as the 2010 contest winners! Haon’s class used folk artist, Howard Finster as their creative inspiration to go along with their theme of conservation and recycling.

Stay tuned! The 2011 Rain Barrel of Fun project is coming soon! If you would like more information on waterSmart and Rain Barrel of Fun, please call (404) 266-2600 or email waterSmart@duffey.com.