Today is our second Gateway Growing program which is at Bayside. Learning from last week’s program, we were better prepared for setting up and figuring out efficient ways to divide the roles between us. Bayside is always close to our hearts as last quarter and this quarter we were able to come to Bayside multiple times for Zumba and talking to the elders about their life experiences. I saw familiar faces, as well! While setting up the station, we had elders already coming in for the program but thankfully, because of last week’s program, we were able to quickly be prepared. Wayne helped put the soil and rocks in the jars while the elders got to pick which arrangement of plants they preferred. We also passed out food and drinks while they were seated after picking their succulents. Many of them really loved the variety of plant-themed stickers and black jar labels in which they can write their name, a message or quote. One of the participants used paint to write mine, Neena’s, Wayne’s and Leena’s names on her mason jar which we thought was really sweet. They also enjoyed getting their polaroid pictures with their friends and jars at the backdrop. One of the elders also wanted to take pictures of the Gateway Growing theme so we gave her some good poses. I was happy to see that they really enjoyed decorating the jars and talking to us throughout the time. Having them pick their own plants and design their jars helped them create their own beautiful masterpieces and they turned out so so well! Overall, this project was very successful at both Potiker and Bayside as we got great feedback from the elders and the managers. We would love to come back with more LCS groups and other students to continue this program!
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