[nggallery id=107](Click on images for full view…some images courtesy of Hope Center)<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, I noticed that the HOPE Garden at Paderewski and Memorial was completed and snapped some photos.<\/p>\n
I had seen the work on it progressing over the last month or so.<\/p>\n
I contacted Karen Carman, Director of the Matt Urban Hope Center and asked her about the garden…what a great story!<\/p>\n
Here is her response…<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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.\u00a0 Once the date is finalized, I will share.<\/p>\n
A garden like this adds a lot to the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Alive!<\/p>\n