Rotarian Cassie spread wood chips to support this year's presidential project, while Matt, Jeff and Waylon built beds. Each year the club president has the opportunity to choose their presidential project, and this year President Jim chose to restore and reopen the Clarkston Community Garden. The Garden has a long history in the area and was active until 2020, renting plots to community members who wanted to grow produce. As part of the rental agreement gardeners would donate time to take care of plots that grew produce for personal consumption and for donations to local food banks. Covid forced the garden to close, causing it to fall into a stare of disrepair. Since is was abandoned, nature has run its course and the garden quickly turned into a meadow. The goal now is to restore the plots, purchase and erect a new deer fence, replace gardening tools and equipment and purchase wood to restore the gardening beds. On a recent weekend, club members and community members met to begin work.
