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Historical November 1993 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
I chose beautifying the MetroLink station for a number of reasons, especially to help improve the quality of our neighborhood and to improve the scenery on a ride on the MetroLink.
I contacted Ann Ruwitch at BiState who gave the okay.
The ground was compacted from the vehicular activity on it, so Ms. Ruwitch offered to have some people come out with machines to break up the soil before planting began.
Another step was to decide how to beautify the Wabash Station.
I first discussed it with our neighborhood’s Operation BrightSide block captain.
I then talked to Mary Lou Green, the director of Operation Brightside.
I decided on planting King Alfred daffodil bulbs.
I liked them because they come back every year.
They don’t die out after one year like some other flowers. Green offered to give me a discount on the flower bulbs since I was doing a project and was buying a large quantity.
The next and possibly biggest step was to raise money to buy the daffodil bulbs.
I decided to send out a flier to nearby homes and businesses asking for a donation.
I printed out 500 copies of the flier and delivered them from the 5800 block to the 6300 blocks of Pershing through Washington.
I also sent a letter with the flier to businesses and asked National Supermarket for donations of food for the volunteers. Fundraising was very successful.
We raised over $500 when my goal was $400.
We have plans now to buy an additional couple of trees and bushes to be planted with the flowers.
On October 23 I and members of Troop 98 of the Boy Scouts pitched in to plant the bulbs.
A nearby Girl Scout troop also lent a hand.
In March we should see 2,000 flowers blooming. Editor’s Note: Many Skinker DeBaliviere/Parkview neighbors contributed to Brian Perrin’s effort. Congratulations Brian and all the volunteers for a job well done.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1993.
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