Dr.Rayner Browne Elementary School revitalized their chess park garden on the corner of Chase and Montford on Saturday November 5th. The event was held for the James W. Rouse day of service and the school, the residents, Parks and People, Elev8, American Communities Trust, HEBCAC, and Power in Dirt all busied themselves to make this day full of sweat and smiles! The greenspace was expanded to include room for a raised bed vegetable garden that students can use to sprout to their hearts content. A new horseshoe pit was created too. Many folks from little ones to Bobcat drivers manned their post. The central pathway was reworked, new beds dug for planting, trash removed, the chess tables refinished, trees planted, and on and on! Volunteers arrived bright and early on a Saturday and had their bellies filled with a lovely lunch and also a BBQ (two meals!)
Thank you so much everyone! I can't wait to see how this project will grow!
Dr Eason, The Schools' principle with rose bushes~
A Horseshoe pit is formed!
A Bobcat machine digs a new space for plants~
Artist Ivy Parsons weather seals the chess tables she built in collaboration with the residents~
Peanut, a resident, reworks the stump on which the tables are built~
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