"Sowing the Seeds of Harmony through Nature"
About this activity:
Each April club members meet to wrap seedlings for all of Parkland School District’s 1st graders. The same week, in celebration of Earth and Arbor Day, members deliver these seedlings to the elementary schools. They also provide a program on the importance of conservation and tree care (including a demonstration on how to plant tree seedlings) to help instill a love of gardening and care for the environment.
Our club continued its annual tradition of wrapping 800 tree seedlings in preparation for presentation to all 1st grade Parkland School students. Past President and current District II/III Director Claire Kukielka once again graciously opened her home for the activity. Volunteers took their stations along 2 tables to sort the seedlings, wrap the roots in newspaper, soak in water and place in plastic bags. This year's seedlings were a gray dogwood shrub, a wonderful pollinator and a change from the spruce trees in the past. Trees will be presented at the schools next week.
Claire and her husband Bo prepared a fabulous buffet lunch that was enjoyed by everyone. Many thanks to Claire!
PGC members met at past president Claire Kukielka's house on Monday, April 14th to prepare 800 small white spruce seedlings for their annual Arbor Day activity. The volunteers sorted the seedlings, wrapped them in paper, dipped each in water and tied them in a bag. The tiny wrapped trees were then the sorted by school and class. After the work, the group enjoyed a beautiful and delicious buffet lunch provided by Claire and her husband Bo.
Later in the week, PGC volunteers brought the trees to each Parkland 1st grade class where they showed the students how to plant their trees and discussed the importance of caring for our environment.
