WEST BRATTLEBORO — The West Brattleboro Association is making flower bulbs available free of charge to any neighborhood group willing to plant them in a public place in West Brattleboro.
“What better way to build strong neighborhoods than to work together to plant for the future and see the flowering of our work in the spring?” says Doug Cox, project coordinator.
The project will make a large bag of bulbs, worth about $50, available to the first five neighborhoods that agree to plant them this fall. The neighborhoods need a location where they will add to the beauty and sense of neighborhood, and three to five people from different households who will cooperate in planting them.
Applications should be emailed to Doug Cox, dcox@sover.net. Call 802-257-1024 for more information. Bulbs will be available soon and should be planted by Nov. 15, Cox said in a press release.
The bulbs are available through the WBA Neighborhoods project, which seeks to strengthen neighborhoods and neighbor relationships by funding local efforts at neighborhood improvement. The project receives major funding from the Thomas Thompson Trust.
The Neighborhoods Project has mini-grants available for any project or activity in West Brattleboro that brings neighbors together and strengthens their relationships.
“After Irene we learned how important our neighbors are to us and how much better life can be with strong community relationships. We hope these small grants can tighten the weave of our community's cloth,” said Cox.
Information on these mini-grants is available at www.westbrattleboro.org or by contacting Cox at 802-257-1024 or dcox@sover.net.