"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.
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.
PGC members met at President Claire's house on Friday, April 26th to sort and wrap 800 small white spruce seedlings for their annual Arbor Day activity. Many volunteers were on hand to help with the work. Claire provided a beautiful buffet lunch that all members enjoyed.
The tiny wrapped trees were then the sorted by school and class and were given to each first grader in the Parkland school district. In many of the schools, PGC volunteers gave a talk to the students and demonstrated how to plant their trees.
