On April 28, 8 club members and Barry's son Alec (image above) volunteered as part of the United Way's Day of Service. Thanks to Community Services Chair Megan Reynolds for setting up this volunteer opportunity. Our club was lucky to be assigned to work at Lincoln Memorial Gardens, one of the most beautiful spots in Springfield (image on left).We were charged with transplanting flowers (primarily Virginia Bluebells) from an area of the garden that will be developed for a new children's area to another area that will support a new flower garden. Another group of volunteers dug out the flowers and were careful to keep the root balls intact. Our group excavated trenches and transplanted clumps of flowers in the trenches (first image below and image in Record your Volunteer Hours section). The hope is that the roots will survive, and next spring, the plants will bloom in the new garden. We worked hard and had a great time (second image below). Thanks to Lincoln Memorial Gardens, Megan Reynolds, John Webb, Ken Gilmore, and Bonnie Styles for providing images.
