[nggallery id=107](Click on images for full view…some images courtesy of Hope Center)
On Tuesday, I noticed that the HOPE Garden at Paderewski and Memorial was completed and snapped some photos.
I had seen the work on it progressing over the last month or so.
I contacted Karen Carman, Director of the Matt Urban Hope Center and asked her about the garden…what a great story!
Here is her response…
I’m so glad you noticed our new Hope Garden. This was done by Alex Elia as his Eagle Scout project for Troop V. Alex designed, developed a budget, and organized a huge team of volunteers – mostly other Scouts from Troop V and their families – to complete the project. He secured donated plants, persuaded Buffalo Reuse to provide him with landscaping rocks and a bricks for lining the flagstone path for next to nothing. And our neighbors at the Central Terminal saw how hard Alex was working and donated a load of mulch While digging out the pathways, he actually found the flagstone buried – so we must have had some type of path many years ago.
I should also mention that Alex designed and built our benches! Alex is a remarkable young man who showed strong leadership qualities and amazing organization abilities – not to mention his design & workmanship skills.
The Hope Center will also be having a flag retirement ceremony in early November which will be performed by the Cub Scouts of Troop 5. Once the date is finalized, I will share.
A garden like this adds a lot to the neighborhood.
Alive!
What a fine young man. I can’t wait to see the garden in person.