Hi All,
Monday, 9/15, Project GREEN volunteers began week 20 at the PGG. Every week a “To-do” list is waiting for our 9 a.m. beginnings, which is rather organized and ready for names + short explanations of completed tasks and hours worked. It’s a simple way to document our time together and what was accomplished. This 2025 season, I’ve included an “Extra Time” space for any volunteer who cares for the PGG above and beyond our Monday morning work sessions (9 – 11 a.m.) to record their extra work. Bravo to Project GREEN volunteers for their extraordinary retelling of their two hours (or more!) caring for our beloved Gardens. Check it out for yourselves!
There were 14 volunteers during our week 20 work session. The 9 a.m. temperature was 74 degrees and 11 a.m., 84 degrees. The air quality was 57, considered “moderate” with rain gauge showing 0 inches of rain since last week. The humidity was declared, “yes!”. All of this information is in the top, right corner of our “To-do” list. The extra hours since last week totals 15 1/2 hours (I HOPE!). Check out this information at the top, left portion of our sign-in sheet. Those in attendance for week 20 were: Cindy Parsons, Rina Sjolund, Mary Laughlin (2 1/2 hours), Barb Schintler, Susan Ahrens, Monica Hoherz, Lisa Haverkamp (2 1/2 hours), Chris Ostrander, Linda Bergquist, Pat Yeggy, Hetty Hall, Jim Peters (4 hours), Linda Schreiber (MG hours), and welcome to our newest volunteer, Byron Vandenberg (MG hours). The right side of the list shows what was accomplished during our two hour work session. Well done to all!
Enjoy pictures from Jim showing our week 20 fun!
I took a few pictures on Tuesday, September 16 at the PGG:
Here are the numbers after 20 weeks volunteering at the Project GREEN Gardens. Weeks 1 – 19 + Week 20 = 831 1/2 hours + 41 1/2 hours
= 873 hours for our Project GREEN volunteers! Many thanks to all!
I’ve asked Ed Rinderspacher to drop off another load of mulch (of course, the good stuff!). We will continue mulching beds during our 21st week together. Please remember if we have inclement weather, I will send a message by 7:30 a.m. Monday morning cancelling our work session.
We have six more weeks together: September 22 & 29 and October 6, 13, 20, and 27. We will have a 2025 Project GREEN Gardens brunch either November 3 or 10 at Chez Allen’s. Anyone who has worked at the 2025 Gardens is welcome to attend the brunch! It will be a fun ending to our 2025 time together. More about this later.
Project GREEN is in the process of putting together the 2025 newsletter. I’d like to include information about the PGG by asking 4 volunteers to write an article about their personal accomplishments at the Gardens this year. Each article can be 2 or 3 paragraphs along with a picture of “your favorite place” to work at the Gardens. For example, I’ve asked Sue Mullins to write about the “Welcome” flowerbed located at the northwest corner of the parking lot. Let’s talk about this September 22 for our week 21 session.
Sending a special thank you to Cindy Parsons and Jim Peters for filling in for me this past Monday.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend! Hoping to see lots of my Project GREEN friends September 22 as we continue our quest caring for the PGG. Until then, happy gardening! Diane