When Ms. Edna announced her retirement after 32 years of
service, a plan began to form. You see, Ms. Edna loves butterflies, and in fact
had often referred to Clemmons Moravian Church Preschool as “the butterfly
school.” Combine that thought with the
eye sore that was “the grassy mound” right outside of the preschool entrance
way, and you can see how it was only logical what should happen next.
Through the love of preschool families,
teachers, church members, local businesses, and various other people donations
of money, plants, benches, a tree, border, rock, and more was raised for the
project. The talented Tony Alexander
took the concept and came up with a beautiful sketch of what the space will
look like upon completion. Then with the extensive knowledge of the gardening
crew coordinated by Rebecca Matthews, the concept became reality and the beauty
is something to behold. Now the grassy mound is a beautiful children’s garden
with butterfly attracting plants.
On September 27th at 1:30pm, there
will be one more piece of this garden planted. There will be a dedication
ceremony to formally make the space “Ms. Edna’s Children’s Garden” and a statue
will be placed in her honor. Everyone is welcome to attend and celebrate the
beauty of our church grounds, the career of Ms. Edna, and the generosity of a
community of people whom altogether made this project wonderful.
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