Roots to Results

Community Memorial Garden

Jaime Schussler
Proposal: After meeting with Mayor Williams, he confirmed my interest in the
river front and his Chicago-charged ambition to brighten the city with flowers,
trees, shrubbery, and so forth. In the initial process, I based much of my
research off of beautification grants that involved community gardens, but with
further research and creativity, I would like to pitch the idea of a memorial
garden.
It has been proven to drive loyalty and community involvement if a garden is
put in place. With that factor, this memorial garden would span along the
riverfront in periodic sections. Residents, visitors, business, or organizations
could buy their plant of choice with plot of choice in memory of a person, cause,
or special event. With that charge, the garden organization will order according
to their request and engrave that cause on an associated wall, plaque, or fitting
memorial type.
Additionally, I believe by instating a self-serve philosophy by instructing the
residents to care for their specific flower/tree will create a loyalty and
continuity in the success of the garden. With many available grants for
community gardens, the project kick-off will stay relatively low in cost and
accomplish two main goals set by the mayor (community garden and river front
development).

Cost: Estimated $30,000
Including: Plots, Business Shack/Patio, Garden Dcor,
Memorial Wall
Expected Contributions: Benches, labor, upkeep, original
flowers
Partnerships: Lowes, Home Depot, Cabell Midland
Greenhouse/ FFA
Fiskars- Project
Orange Thumb
As a leader in the lawn and
garden industry, Fiskars
believes in contributing to
community gardening and
the healthy, sustainable
living it provides. Through
Project Orange Thumb

,
Fiskars awards cash, garden
tools and materials to help
support community garden
goals across North America.
. provides materials and
resources they need to
create beautiful and
productive community
garden spaces.
Scotts
Miracle Gro
1
st
and 10
Foundation
In addition to GRO1000
public garden and green
space installations,
ScottsMiracle-Gro is
providing GRO1000
Grassroots Grants to help
foster community spirit
and public service.
Grassroots Grants of up to
$1,500 are awarded to
local communities to help
bring edible gardens,
flower gardens and public
green spaces to even more
neighborhoods in the
United States.
Chad and Robin
Pennington created
the 1st and 10
Foundation in 2003
with the mission to
build stronger
communities by
funding programs
and institutions that
seek to improve
quality of life
throughout southern
West Virginia and the
Tri-State