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Environment and Beautification Committee Working at Progress House

By on July 1, 2016

2016-06-25 06.02.16-group-smallOn Saturday, June 25, six Environment and Beautification (E&B) members, two spouses, and 6-7 Progress House residents had a successful day planting 48 shrubs and perennials around a gazebo at Progress House, an all-male residence for those overcoming alcohol and drug addictions, located at 201 S. Shelby Street in Indianapolis.

Build several weeks prior, the gazebo was funded by Rotary through the E&B committee, and the residents find it to be a perfect place for some solitude. Most of the shrubs and plants were funded by a Civic Entrepreneurship grant submitted by Rotarian, Marie Koenig.

After only three hours, the area around the gazebo was transformed from a plain site to a beautiful one! Thanks also to Mainscape (courtesy of Chris Gonzalez) for donating a lot of mulch and to Norm Melzer for his rototiller and Greg Gerke for his auger.

E & B members included: Anne Gioe, Norm Melzer, Jennifer and Vern Hobbs, Marie and Gary Koenig, Chris Gonzalez and Greg Gerke. Plans continue to beautify this space by adding about 20 trees. Yet another project!

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