Spring Clean-up at Peoples UMC
On May 9th, 20 folk
s arrived outside Peoples to spruce up the grounds. It was wonderful to have so many people show up for this service minis
try. The memorial garden received new landscaping timbers, weeding, and a fresh new layer of pea stones, which forms the cross in the middle. Being conservative Yankees, the old timbers were reused to edge the garden by the Vestry windows and protect them from over zealous lawn mowers! Trimming of shrubs, edging, and cleaning the
parking lots and walkways were other jobs completed. Several individuals took turns mowing and raking the lawns. Folks started arriving around 8 
and some stayed as late as 1:30. A couple of folks came during the preceding days because it worked better for their schedules. The following people gave volunteer time totaling approximately 65 hours. 
On May 9th, 20 folk
s arrived outside Peoples to spruce up the grounds. It was wonderful to have so many people show up for this service minis
try. The memorial garden received new landscaping timbers, weeding, and a fresh new layer of pea stones, which forms the cross in the middle. Being conservative Yankees, the old timbers were reused to edge the garden by the Vestry windows and protect them from over zealous lawn mowers! Trimming of shrubs, edging, and cleaning the
parking lots and walkways were other jobs completed. Several individuals took turns mowing and raking the lawns. Folks started arriving around 8 
and some stayed as late as 1:30. A couple of folks came during the preceding days because it worked better for their schedules. The following people gave volunteer time totaling approximately 65 hours. Barbara Nelson and Betty Splettstoesser seemed to be there at the crack of dawn. By eight o’clock Dana Maclean was out mowing and Marlene Tordoff, Doreen Gay, Janice Huelin with Carol and David Bruneau were all rearranging timbers and plants in the memorial garden. Charlie Lyons was soon 
engaged in the plant moving business and others who had attended the men’s breakfast; Art Tordoff, Chuck Kamilewicz, Brad Morrison, Fred Wade and Jim MacKinnon were raking, trimming and joining the mowing force. Within a short time Linda Wade joined Fred in the raking and cleanup department and they in turn found Sue Angell raking at the parsonage. At mid-morning Keith and Becky came to relieve some of the gardeners. Kathy Brann 
who had been with the early birds returned to help again. The man with all the equipment, Walter Greer, was also there to share his trimmers and power brooms and to pick up refuse that he would later take to the dump. Wow, what a day and what a lot was accomplished.
Anyone interested in joining the Garden Club is welcome. We are always intereste
d in new friends and fresh ideas!
Contact information: Marlene Tordoff 799-6222 / atordof1@maine.rr.com Doreen Gay 767-3572 / agay1@maine.rr.com Thank you to all the volunteers, The Garden Cl
ub 
engaged in the plant moving business and others who had attended the men’s breakfast; Art Tordoff, Chuck Kamilewicz, Brad Morrison, Fred Wade and Jim MacKinnon were raking, trimming and joining the mowing force. Within a short time Linda Wade joined Fred in the raking and cleanup department and they in turn found Sue Angell raking at the parsonage. At mid-morning Keith and Becky came to relieve some of the gardeners. Kathy Brann 
who had been with the early birds returned to help again. The man with all the equipment, Walter Greer, was also there to share his trimmers and power brooms and to pick up refuse that he would later take to the dump. Wow, what a day and what a lot was accomplished.Anyone interested in joining the Garden Club is welcome. We are always intereste
d in new friends and fresh ideas!
Contact information: Marlene Tordoff 799-6222 / atordof1@maine.rr.com Doreen Gay 767-3572 / agay1@maine.rr.com Thank you to all the volunteers, The Garden Cl
ub 
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