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• Chautauqua Garden Teaches How to Give and Receive
After almost two years in planning, the covered shelter in the Chautauqua garden will go up this year. “This is a true community effort,” says Gerie Wilson, the multi-age teacher who has taken the shelter from a drawing to reality. “It started with [parent] Trish Howard’s design and gained momentum when Colin Andrus took it on as an Eagle Scout project. Now we’ve received a $1642 grant from the Vashon Island Garden Club for materials. With this money and the help of Boy Scout troop 294, I’m hoping to see this project complete by Christmas.” The shelter, which is modeled after the one at Fisher Pond, will be used for many purposes, including outdoor classes and picnics.
The garden continues to be a source for giving, as well as receiving. Earlier this month, the multi-age third graders raised $400 from selling pumpkins. They found a matching grant and donated the money, a total of $800, to Heifer International. In the past, garden crops have raised money for other causes, including the Vashon Island Food Bank and Victims of Hurricane Katrina.