May 15, 2023

Thank you to Flower Box Sponsors!

Thank you to the volunteers and sponsor who are responsible for our beautiful flower boxes located along Commercial Street and Forest Avenue (volunteers/sponsors listed inside this article). Doty Island has 24 flower boxes lining our most traffic'd areas which help to bring color and beautification to our community.

MAINTENANCE OF BOXES

The flower boxes are close to 20 years old - and about 6 of them need to be replaced in the next couple of years. The Doty Island Development Council is currently evaluating which boxes need to be replaced and where to source them. We understand that the many layers of paint will not hold the cement box together forever. Already many of the cement tops are crumbling and cracking.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS

Every year the planters are beautiful, but there are a lot of people behind the scenes that deserve recognition. THANK YOU to the following people and businesses in supporting our Doty Island Planters:

* Dani Rand (DIDC Board Member) - Secured sponsors for this year and lead the volunteers to accomplish our end result.

* Flo Bruno and Theresa Granados (Doty Island Residents) -Prepared the planters for spring and choose the plants for the planters at ACE Hardware.

* Congregational United Church of Christ (CUCC) - Volunteers from this church spend a morning with the Doty Island Team (Dani, Flo and Theresa) to place and plant all of the planters. They will be ready in time for the Memorial Day Parade.

* Elise Springstroh (Part-time, seasonal employee of Doty Island Development Council) - Elise has done a great job maintaining the planters during the summer months for the last few years. She weeds, waters and fertilizes.

* Mike Brazee and Dallas Brazee (Brazee's ACE Hardware) - Our source for anything planter-related. They also provide water for the entire summer for the planters.

* Shelly and Ken Baeten (Shellattes Coffee and Tea) - Provide drinks to our CUCC volunteers on the day they fill the planter boxes. They also provide water for the entire summer for the planters.

* Community First Credit Union - Provides water for the entire summer for the planters.

PLANTER SPONSORSHIPS

In addition to all of the community volunteers listed above, sponsors also donate to DIDC to help offset the cost of the plants, dirt, fertilizer and labor. Every flower box receives a small sign noting the sponsor of that specific flower box. The sponsor's signs are being added to the boxes in the next couple of days. THANK YOU to our sponsors: