DP Editorial

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

July 25, 2010

Plant booth chairman thankful for assistance

Dear Editor:

I would like to publicly thank those who most graciously and generously provided donations and support to the 2010 Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction Plant Booth.

Thank you to the local businesses and groups who gave us donations of plants and gardening items that were sold at the auction to raise much-needed funding for the library: Back Mountain Bloomers, Bloomingdale Gardens, Dallas Centre Hardware, Darling & Sons’ Farms and Greenhouses, Delkanics Greenhouse, Edward’s Landscaping, Flower Tent, Golomb’s Greenhouse, Hoss’ Garden Hut, Kasarda’s Greenhouse, Kettell’s Greenhouse, Kimberly’s Floral, Larry O’Malia Greenhouses, Lehman Nursery, Martin O’Malia Greenhouses, Mary’s Flowers & Garden, Penn State Seed, Penn State Master Gardeners, Rave Discount Plant Center, Rogers’ Nursery, Rowland’s Family Greenhouse, Varsity Landscaping, Walmart Super Center and Whirligigs and More.

Thank you to the individuals who provided donations from their home gardens: Florence Harry, Ginger McCabe, Karen Adams, Janet Bauman, Irene Sorber, Kathryn Mesko, Olga Welch, Ron Murray, Sharon Mayernick, Louise Mattas and Stephanie Donnelly.

To the booth volunteers who gave of their time and shared their gardening knowledge during the four days of heat and humidity, I want to say a special thank you. Words cannot express my appreciation of your kindness and the assistance you provided: Sharon Hinchey, Linnie Blazes, Louise Mattas, Gary Hozempa, Karen Adams, Carol Bullock, Diana Drayer, Vicki Tarleton, Kathy Waltos, Georgia Besecker, Sharon Shaver, Heather Adams, Chris Klug Chmarney, Ken Chappel, Margaret Dwinchik and Joann Bittner.

Finally, to my biggest supporter and hard-working partner during the months of collecting donations and potting and caring for hundreds of plants, Sharon Shaver, I could not have done it without you.

Diana Pickett Berry

Plant Booth Chair

Back Mountain

Memorial Library Auction

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