Bark and Compost Day raises funds for city horticulture

Shawna O'Neill, Special to TC Media
Bark and Compost Day raises funds for city horticulture
Cooper Short

CORNWALL, Ontario – The Cornwall and District Horticultural Society hosted their 13th annual Bark and Compost Day on Saturday, May 12 at the Cornwall landfill site.

“We’re in partnership with the city,” said Sandra Mitchell, the Horticultural Society President.  “We bag up the compost and the mulch, or you could buy a scoop from the backhoe.”

Bags were on sale for $3 and scoops were $25. This was the organization’s major fundraiser of the year.

“We donate to the tulips at the Cenotaph, we put pots at senior buildings, we put flowers at the RCAF Wing, we do the bridge [flower] boxes,” said Mitchell. “As many things as we can get involved in, we try to do as much as we can.”

According to the past President of the Horticultural Society, Lynn Blanchard, $1 of every purchase is put towards the Children’s Christmas Fund Cereal Drive at the end of the year.

Both Mitchell and Blanchard are hoping that more high school students will seek out volunteer opportunities with the organization.

“We are trying to get some younger people out here to help,” said Blanchard. “We will sign for their hours.”

The Horticultural Society is hosting a plant and bake sale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15 at the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Association Wing.

Anyone who is interested in volunteering is encouraged to call Lynn Blanchard at 613-330-7460.

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