Flower Pots for Calvin's Business Community - Come and Gone

The Outreach Committee and friends 

built flower boxes from scratch. 

These flower boxes will be put at Calvin's neighbour's property and visible from Merivale Road.

We hope that this will enhance the stretch of Merivale Road where Calvin is located.

One tree was cut down. Another one was already down.

Loading the truck

Milling the wood.

A truckload of boards. Ready to be dried over the winter.

The assembly phase

The assembled product

Staining the Planters

Filling the Planters

Watering

The planters on Merivale Road

The boxes must have been very attractive, 

as they were stolen overnight.

Only some flowers and the soil was left behind.

And the sticker, indicating “Property of Calvin Church”

On the positive side …

Three flower boxes were donated to the 

Parkdale Food Centre.

They were first used for a memorial service of Pat MacLeod, the unofficial major of Hintonburg.

Two flower boxes were donated to two friends who donated their expertise at no charge. (Milling & design)

Calvin’s neighbours loved the idea of having planters.

Some encouraged us to do it again, 

but maybe with concrete planters.

Good relationship with Calvin’s neighbours was reinforced!

And it was fun to work together on this project!