Hi All,
It was a busy week for Project GREEN.
Steering committee volunteers began their time at the Gardens on Thursday, June 20. Project GREEN’s monthly steering committee met at 11:30 a..m., the usual third Thursday morning. Remember any and all are welcome! We met in the lower level of the Ashton House as the children’s summer camp uses the first floor daily through the second week of August. Those in attendance were: Linda Schreiber, Barb Burkhart (treasurer), Mary Lowder (secretary), Dhyana Kaufman, and moi (co-president with Cindy Parsons). It was a good meeting. Anyone interested in reading the minutes of the 1 1/2 hour, 6/20 meeting, please let me know.
The “Party in the Park” was held Saturday June 22, at the PGG, from 2 – 4 p.m. Volunteers began their set-up at 10 a.m., when cookies were dropped off and placed on platters, tables + tablecloths + flower bouquets were arranged, decorations installed at the entrance off Park Road and LOTS of other locations around the 8+ acre Park, clearing all concrete areas of leaves etc, name tags distributed, lemonade prepared, signage was secured along Park Road, the hiking/biking trail, and inside the flowerbeds, Laura Hawks prepared the lower level of the Ashton House to display and tell of the REAP Grant 2025 work, potted plants were placed along the outside stairs leading from the patio to the first floor, ID labels were placed with plants. The band, SloMoBop, set up at the pergola with chairs ready for guests to sit and enjoy the wonderful music. Volunteers headed home around 12:30 to ready for the party and returned by 1:30. When the party ended at 4 p.m., volunteers put items back in place as we had found them by 5 p.m. Here is the Saturday list of volunteers in attendance: Laura Hawks, Lisa Haverkamp, Chris Ostrander, Monica Hoherz, Erin Buscher, Karen Chappell, Sue and Sam Mullins (arrived at 9 a.m for set up), Rina Sjolund, Pat Yeggy, Linda Schreiber, Evelyn Frey, Dhyana Kaufman, Susan Ahrens, and moi. Anyone missing? Please let me know! The party was a success! Despite hot and humid conditions, our guests enjoyed the two hour event.
The “Party in the Park” committee began working on the June 22 event on November 6, 2023. Those in attendance were: Pat Yeggy, Dhyana Kaufman, Jo Pattschull, Rina Sjolund, Susan Ahrens, Monica Hoherz, Sue Terveer-Mullins, Evelyn Frey, Lisa Haverkamp, Linda Schreiber, Cindy Parsons, and moi. Karen Chappell and Erin Buscher joined our team when we next met March 4, 2024. Many thanks to all for attending biweekly meetings, organizing the party-fun, securing SloMoBop, creating decorations, and MORE! Signage was placed around the park with information available about Project GREEN. As always, our Project GREEN volunteers were well prepared for the party and it was fun to be together.
Week 8, June 24, ten volunteers met at 9 a.m. to begin work at the Gardens. It was a nice morning with a temperature of 76 degrees. The rain gauge showed 1 1/2 inches since last recorded on June 17. Those volunteers working extra time at the Gardens since we last met were: Monica Hoherz (6/19 two hours), Jim Peters (1/2 hour June 20), and Pat Yeggy (June 18 two hours). Volunteers in attendance from 9 – 11 a.m., June 24 were: Susan Ahrens (1 1/2 hour), Rina Sjolund, Nick Goergen, Linda Bergquist, Chris Ostrander, Hetty Hall (2 1/2 hours), Monica Hoherz, Evelyn Frey, Lisa Haverkamp (2 1/2 hours), Pat Yeggy (2 1/2 hours), and moi (2 1/2 hours). Chores completed were: watering, weeding, painting allium balls, fertilizing 6 containers + wagons, and beginning preparations for the Open Gardens Weekend July 13 (4 – 8 p.m.) – July 14 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) at the PGG. Project GREEN Gardens are part of the Open Gardens Weekend and will provide tours of our Project GREEN gardens along with maps to over 20 private homes on the tour. Please mark your calendars for these dates and times.
Here are the numbers for Week 8 at the Project GREEN Gardens. Weeks 1 – 7 + Week 8 = 315 1/2 hours + 127 1/2 hours = 443 hours after 8 weeks volunteering at the Project GREEN Gardens. Whew, no wonder we were tired since our busy weekend together! Congratulations to our volunteers for the accomplishments, extraordinaire! Well done, bravo, you are the best!
We will meet next Monday, July 1 from 9 – 11 a.m. Remember, if we have inclement weather I will cancel by 6:30 a.m. using email. Looking forward to our ninth week together! Until then, happy gardening! Diane
