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| We support the following community organizations through donations of time, materials, and enthusiasm: |
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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum (Norwalk)
Landscape improvements at the National Historic Landmark including shrub and flower borders, planters, painting, and continuous landscape maintenance. Also funded the archival restoration of the deteriorated and earliest surviving landscape plan of the estate from 1873, which now hangs in the museum.
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Norwalk Historical Society
Landscape improvements at the Mill Hill Historical Park including benches, plantings, state-approved gravestone research and restoration efforts of the 250 year-old burying ground, and continuous fundraising efforts to support the Children's Education Fund.
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Norwalk Citizen-News newspaper article |
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Golden Hill Neighborhood Association (Norwalk)
Improvements to the historic neighborhood with clean-ups, plantings, street trees, signage, and continuous lobbying efforts to improve the quality of life for residents. |
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Norwalk Advocate newspaper article |
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Norwalk Clean and Green
Landscape improvements including the design, installation, and continuous maintenance of several adopt-a-spots at key locations, and the repair and maintenance of signage. |
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Norwalk Advocate newspaper article |
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Pine Island Historic Cemetery (Norwalk)
Ongoing restoration and public education efforts at the 300-year-old city-owned cemetery, including archeaeological research, re-setting and cleaning of gravestones, landscape maintenance, fundraising and special events.
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Site-Specific Educational Artwork in Public Parks
“Milk Jug Labyrinth” was a temporary site-specific artwork, consisting of a 100 ft. diameter labyrinth made up of recycled milk jugs, meant to be a fun and inspirational way to raise awareness about the environmental benefits of recycling milk jugs.
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“Love Meadow” was a temporary site-specific artwork, consisting of the word “LOVE” spelled out in 30 foot letters of wildflowers, meant to be a fun and inspirational way to learn about eco-friendly lawn alternatives, and about the rich history of the formal estate turned public park where it was located.
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“Plastic Woods” was a temporary site-specific artwork, consisting of a large-scale interactive sculpture made up of recycled boat shrink wrap, meant to be a fun and inspirational way to raise awareness about how recycling can help alleviate a serious waste-disposal issue. Enormous amounts of white plastic boat shrink wrap is removed from winterized boats every spring in northern climates, where it is often discarded into landfills instead of being recycled into lumber and other products.
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Crystal Theatre of the Performing Arts (Norwalk)
Support local community theatre with fundraising efforts and
special events.
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Connecticut Friends School
Support fundraising efforts for local school based on Quaker
principles to build new eco-friendly building in Norwalk.
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