September 5th Volunteer Day Pictures
Our lovely volunteers surveying their work, September 5
A big shout-out to all the amazing volunteers who showed up for our September 5th volunteer day. We got the diamondia planted in the Cerants front yard in record time! Mike got a great deal from the friendly folks at Amigos Nursery on four-inch mature diamondia, so we are hopeful that the lovely little plants will grow and spread quickly! Our gardeners had so much time left over that they were able to harvest the Cerants summer garden and clear space for a winter/fall garden.
Meanwhile, next door in the Madrigal back yard, a crew of strapping young students from the East LA College Architecture club removed concrete and hauled supplies to the new WHP properties down the street, and leveled a huge pile of dirt in preparation for seeding grass next month.
Our volunteers were so efficient that we finished nearly an hour early! On behalf of the residents of 107th street and the WHP, we are so grateful to the generous and strong people who came down to lend their time on a holiday weekend. Perhaps they thought that expending a little labor for the greater community was a good observation of the holiday indeed.
Volunteer Dana Claudat harvesting the zucchini plant
The boys, moving concrete
Flora, Man-man, and Mike planting diamondia
Volunteer Ron Hernandez
WHP master gardener Katie Bachler and her two huge...zucchinis!
Sue Yank, Jess Ruvalcaba, Moneik Johnson, Katie Bachler, Jennifer Lehman, and Alex Castillo-Kesper
Thanks again to our volunteers - you guys rock!
Flora Kao
Adriana Cortez
Matt Fertel
Jessica Padilla
Alexander Badorrak
Juna Amano
Nichole Smith
Dana Claudat
Jennifer Lehman
Oscar Peraza
Sara Stranovsky
Adan Macias
Javier Vallardes
Ron Hernandez
John Epperly
Art Craft
Roberto Gomez
Aron Carcamo