Thanks
Tim and I were delighted to receive news about the grant! Obviously, it couldn't have happened without your advice and direction, and we hope to work with you and West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation to learn and, with luck, produce a model project. One "added value" you can already take credit for is giving Tim the sense that his past efforts and expenditures are valued. Thanks so much.
Happy Holidays,
Ellen Heltzel
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"I'd like to thank Erica Stokes of the West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, who has been brainstorming about how to involve more members of our Northwest Portland community in the garden at Chapman. Thanks to Erica's efforts, Friendly House staff member Ingrid Kraig will be leading children from the Friendly Chaps after school program in garden projects at Chapman on Friday afternoons. Erica has also coordinated with Friendly House to get a group of Spanish speaking Chapman parents involved in volunteering in the garden. I'm very excited about these partnerships. I greatly appreciate Erica's efforts in establishing these connections, and I appreciate the generosity and enthusiasm of the Friendly House staff."
Alice Diffely, Chapman School Garden Coordinator
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"Mary, I cannot thank you enough for responding to our cry for help and for providing such an amazing support to the project. I am grateful that there might be a way to do some planting that would not require transplants. When I talked to my 1st grade students this afternoon about your visit and our talks of transplanting, they could not quite get why we were willing to "damage" other parts of the forest to make the cleared area better. Right away, they offered to look in their yards for ferns and other plants we might need. Some even say that they would prefer to buy plants than transplant... I loved it!"
Merci,
Laurence Le Mercier French American School
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John and I want to thank each and every one of you for your work, planning, and execution of the best Earth Day ever!! I can't tell you how much it meant to our whole family. Seeing all of the friendly faces... everyone working together to tackle that terrible scourge of the woods, English ivy ... everyone smiling and having fun ... and, on top of it all, having such beautiful weather ... made a day I will never forget.
Again, thank you all for making this day possible! It was both very special and productive. We're off to a great start! I appreciate each and every one of you!
Best wishes, Marcy Houle, Author "One City's Wilderness: Portland's Forest Park."
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