Genesee County, MI — The incredible compassion of Evelyn Baugh, a 5th grade student in Grand Blanc and the daughter of Kristina Baugh, WIC Nutritionist at the Genesee County Health Department, was featured in Tuesday’s edition of the Detroit Free Press.

Evelyn sprang into action in the aftermath of Sunday’s attack on the Church of Latter-Day Saints in Grand Blanc Township.

From the Detroit Free Press:

In the shadow of Sunday’s deadly church attack, 10-year-old Evelyn Baugh, her younger brother and friends tried to brighten their hometown of Grand Blanc Township with colorful flowers and handwritten messages of hope on Monday.

Several area schools closed on Monday, Sept. 29, to allow the community to process the tragedy that left four congregants dead and eight others injured. The Myers Elementary students spent their day off giving out free bouquets in vases, handpicked by Evelyn from her backyard — aiming to lift spirits.

“We heard the giant thing that happened, and so we decided to make people’s day, so we did the flower stand,” Evelyn told the Free Press.

Evelyn, and everyone who chipped in to bring some light into this dark moment in our county’s history, represents the best of our community. May we all learn from her example.

Thank you, Evelyn!