Awash in kindness
Dylan Cederburg, co-owner of Eco-Wash LLC, uses a soft wash March 18 to clear organic material from Lake City High School's exterior sign. Cederburg and business partner Josh Ribble donated their services as a way to give back to the school they once attended.
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COEUR d'ALENE — Two former Lake City High School students have put a little sparkle on their old school's outside sign.
Josh Ribble co-owns Eco-Wash LLC with business partner and lifelong good friend Dylan Cederburg. The business specializes in exterior cleaning, so it wasn't long before the LCHS sign, dingy with lichen and algae, caught their attention.
"We drive by that sign all the time," Ribble said Friday.
After receiving permission from the school, the duo set up a soft wash station March 18 and cleared the organic matter from the sign, restoring its red bricks and prominent lettering to their former glory. A job like this usually costs between $500 and $1,000, Ribble said.
"It felt good to give back," Ribble said. "It gave us more of a sense of pride of where we live."
Eco-Wash has been in business four years. This is the first time Ribble and Cederburg conducted a community service project through their business, and it's something they now want to do every year.
"We look forward to doing it again," Ribble said.
Coeur d'Alene School District Director of Operations Jeff Voeller said it is greatly appreciated when people like Ribble and Cederburg step up to donate items such as beautification projects for schools because funds are so tight for public education.
"On behalf of the school district, we’re grateful for the services they provided," Voeller said.