Each Spring MCDF fills the community planters with beautiful flowers that brighten the Village through Summer and into Autumn. It takes an incredible team to accomplish this, including people who donate to sponsor a planter, others who plant the plants, and more who volunteer to water all summer. Karen Wackerly and Sandy Moeglin are the project Co-Chairwomen. In 2025, the following people are helping to make this all happen.
FLOWER SPONSORS:
Dave & Patty Van Horn, Thomas & Louise Dustman, Nev & Barb Crater, Karen Wackerly, Susan Joyce, Beth & Trish Meiser, Skeeter Richards, Charles & Alice Ross, Doug & Kathi Schmidt, Bob & Elaine Puz, John & Irene Adams, Richard & Regina Smith, Charm & Jim Woods, Dave & Karen Tucci, John & Carol Scandridge, Tom & Sandy Moeglin, Beth & Gary Pearce, Carol Brawley, Sam & Ann Bake, Dick Wackerly, Gretchen DelSavio, Ted Street Family, Contini Insurance Agency, Diane Mohr, Lorraine Baldwin, Michael J. Hulit, DDS, Bob & Sue DeLong, Jenna & Jack Frase, Jen Howell, Janet Casper, Crowl Lumber Co Inc., Paul Snopel, Jack Buettner, Doug Blackledge, Myrna Vasil & the Russell Family Reunion, Joanne Cinson, Patricia Cinson Tierney, Jo Ann Gotchall, Bob & Betty Santucci, Dick Ferguson & Dorothy Moushey, Robert & Marlene Crowl, G.L. Auto Glass, Jan Wackerly, Robyn Sprague, Tom & Flo Furey.
PLANTING CREW:
Students from Brown Local Schools’ Lighthouse Leadership Team planted the flowers this year. Jared Witherow, Aden Renz, Josie Ford, Anya Baker, Jaxon Jones and Greg Hole did a great job, as did their teacher Chelsea Laser and Karen Wackerly.
WATERING TEAM:
Sandy Gahan, Ray Bobo, Marshal Jones, Charm & Jim Woods, Lynn Edwards, Bob Reed, Jessica Russell, Crowl Interiors’ Employees, Anna Shull, Shirley Columbo, Joe Columbo, Bob Hubbard, John & Irene Adams, Teri Foster, Contini Insurance Employees and Karen Wackerly.
SPECIAL THANKS go to Kurt Thompson of Crowl Lumber who repaired planters, to Jim Cinson who hung the baskets on the bridge, and Nolan Champer who picked up and delivered hundreds of flowers and donated soil. Irene & John Adams helped with preparation work, ordering flowers, watering and storing flowers before they were planted.
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