Meridian Park Elementary School Embraced by the community

--Gretchen Atkinson, Meridian Park Neighborhood Association

On Saturday, May 14, 2011, during the district-wide Embrace Shoreline Schools project, neighbors, PTSA Parents and Children and Room 9 joined together to Embrace Meridian Park Elementary School.  Photo by Naomi Murphy.

Parents and children worked on the flower beds at the Room 9 Entrance, before moving to the general building gardens in front of the school to plant new flowers in the front of the building. Photo by Naomi Murphy.

Gardeners spread out through the ground planting several new plants and pulling weeds.  Photo by Naomi Murphy

All the new plants were well watered by David Drummond and his water brigade. Photo by Naomi Murphy.

Mark Tomboulian and some of his landscape crew tackled weeds in a forgotten garden up by the Lunchroom . After removing the weeds, trees and shrubs were planted that now define that area.

Mark Tomboulian.  Photo by Naomi Murphy.

Photo by Naomi Murphy.

After the morning's work, volunteers relaxed with root beer floats and enjoyed the music of the Peterka Family Band.  Photo by Naomi Murphy.