{"id":710,"date":"2011-05-23T07:28:44","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T14:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cana16.com\/?p=710"},"modified":"2011-05-23T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T17:40:18","slug":"cana-collaborates-on-corners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cana16.com\/?p=710","title":{"rendered":"CANA Collaborates on Corners!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The May 21st\u00a0 Planting of Intersection Corners was a wonderful success! We had volunteers from the community,\u00a0the city and as far away as Durham NC!<\/p>\n

We had volunteers from almost every block from Madison to Corcoran and from Austin to Menard streets.\u00a0 Thanks so much to so many people.<\/p>\n

A special thanks to all the neighbors that donated not just their time but flowers and plants either from their yards or purchased. We were also extremely lucky to have a team of 18 volunteers from the Duke University Alumni Association’s\u00a0 Duke Engage <\/a>\u00a0program.\u00a0 We even had a representative from Durham NC and the Duke Alumni Office in attendance! We had multi-unit building owners, Brick Yard’s Lowes, Mayfield Care Center<\/a>, \u00a0and Third Unitarian Church <\/a>\u00a0to donate flowers, time and\/or money for plants.\u00a0 We were thrilled with all the participation from residents of our neighborhood\u00a0who saw us working and came\u00a0out to help.\u00a0 This was exactly what we hoped to see. We were truly moved by how much people really do care about their neighborhood and were just looking for like minded residents to join!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We had one member make multiple trips to Lowes to pick up flowers as well as loaning his garden tiller.\u00a0 Thank you to Ward 29 Streets and Sanitation for the loaner tools and bags. We had another member who gave dozens of flowers, bulbs and plants as well as gardening expertise.\u00a0 We had several men join us for the very hard work of hand digging to soften up the ground for the tillers to work. We had resident who provided water and agreed to continue watering after the planting is done. We had men who loaded trucks with mulch. We had a Third Church member who made signs for us and drove from intersection to intersection making deliveries. We had a resident who dug up plants and made deliveries. We had so many individuals to thank that it would be impossible to mention them all by name. We want you all to know how appreciative we are.\u00a0 It takes a village to raise a\u00a0 community!\u00a0 We believe even small steps like beautification will bring a community together … today for a more attractive community and tomorrow perhaps for a safer community or next month for better schools for our community!<\/p>\n