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The Community Improvement Committee of the Back Mountain Bloomers Garden Club recently awarded $150 in response to Maddie Lewis’s application to advance her Girl Scout Gold Award Project.

Lewis, of Pittston, is a member of Girl Scout Troop #34958. She has chosen as her project to establish an historical marker on the grounds of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre featuring Florence Foster Jenkins, a woman born in Wilkes-Barre in 1868.

Her goal in this project is to spark interest in local history, educate the community and display the legacy that Florence Foster Jenkins left behind through her support of the arts. Lewis plans to use the awarded grant money to plant perennials around the marker to brighten up the area and ensure that the flowers continually grow back each year.

From left, are Carol Sorber, club president; Maddie Lewis, Pittston; Joanne Bittner, committee chairwoman.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/web1_Maddie-Lewis-Photo.jpg.optimal.jpgFrom left, are Carol Sorber, club president; Maddie Lewis, Pittston; Joanne Bittner, committee chairwoman. Submitted photo