Goal: $43,000
The creation of a new space around our patio will enhance community well-being by providing a therapeutic space for relaxation, fostering social interaction and active engagement. Featuring beautiful native plantings attractive to birds and pollinators with flowers and herbs in an ever changing palette of color, texture, and fragrance providing interest year round.
Our patio garden area will allow us to expand health and wellness activities such as yoga and meditation outdoors, and offer opportunities to participate in garden activities including planting vegetables and herbs, and caring for the garden. We will bring new community programs and interactive workshops related to sustainable gardening and stewardship of our environment. Examples: container gardening vegetables-herbs-flowers, healthy eating from your garden, garden design, fostering soil health without use of herbicides and pesticides, supporting wildlife and pollinators, identifying and understanding the lifecycle of birds and pollinators, etc.
For more information: Contact Renee @ 508-841-8647 or Maria Smith @ 508-845-9974 email : mmsreal@aol.com
Shrewsbury Friends of the Senior Center provided a generous donation of $5,000 toward the project. With your help, we hope to complete the project this year, and invite the public to a celebration and ceremonial ribbon cutting. Donate by making your check to the Shrewsbury Council on Aging, with Senior Center Garden Fund in the memo; and send to the
Senior Center, 98 Maple Ave., Shrewsbury, MA 01545.
All donations (named & anonymous) will be recognized in our Senior Edition newsletter and area publications. Donations at $500 or more will be named on a beautiful plaque erected at the Senior Center Sensory Garden.