Lendonwood President's Update
November 8, 2011
Dear Friends of Lendonwood Gardens:
Most of the past month has been spent in preparing for the fall “Put-the-Gardens-to-bed” workday, which was held Saturday, November 5. As I have been recovering from knee-replacement surgery, the main burden of organizing and supervising the workday fell on Roger Endo.
Thanks to excellent weather, a good turnout from the Rotary Club and our own volunteers, and Roger’s many talents, the event was a great success. Twenty-five Rotarians and 17 Lendonwood volunteers showed up. A crew directed by Sam Grasso completed almost all of a large section of white oak fence running alongside the driveway toward the bathrooms. Among the many other projects accomplished were weeding; planting; removing ivy from tree trunks; removing dead and downed trees; staining; cleaning and covering the small fishpond and stream; removing the greenhouse cover; clearing and mulching the zinnia beds; building cement platforms for benches; installing railroad ties for driveway drainage; and general maintenance throughout the Gardens.
As always, we had a long list of goals for the workday, and almost all of them were completed. The generosity of our friends in providing tractors for the day is much appreciated, as are the lunch donated by Steve Duff and Arvest Bank, and the cookies from Grand Wood Assisted Living. Finally, the willingness of the many Rotarians and our own volunteers to spend the better part of a Saturday working at Lendonwood is a testimonial to the support we get from the community. Many thanks, of course, to the Board Members who helped make this day a success.
Two other projects are in the works. Paving will soon be delivered for work on the Angel of Hope plaza and, after that, to extend the paving at the front of the Gardens. There are also two more cedar benches in the process of being built by our “furniture” crew. Work is on hold pending repairs to the planer.
Winter will give us the opportunity to organize and prepare for the challenges of 2012. Thanks to everyone who helps keep Lendonwood the beautiful gem that it is.
Sincerely,
Jim Reynolds
President
Lendonwood Gardens Board of Directors