Blogging for bracelets

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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There’s a community effort afoot in Ashvegas to honor a young man who died too soon and to get a new playground built at the school where the young man taught. It’s a worthy cause.

Seth Olson died last fall at 22. He was a kindergarten teacher at Dickson Elementary School. Olson’s death shocked the school, where his mother also teaches.

School parents, including Edgy Mama, had already been working on raising money to build a new playground. After Olson died, the parents group decided to sell blue wristbands to both honor Olson and raise funds for the playground. So far, nearly 500 wristbands have been sold in two weeks. Another 1,000 are for sale.

The wristbands read “Travel your own road,” something Olson had written in one of his journals. After his death, his family compiled Seth’s Life Lessons and a copy accompanies each wristband.

The wristbands are $5 for adults, $2 for kids using their own money, and $30 for 10. If you’d like one, see Edgy Mama’s blog. There’s a Paypal account in the left-hand sidebar. Donations or wristband purchases will go to the Seth Olson Community Playground.