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Tejeda PTA joins forces with Girl Scout Troop 869 to plant

fruit and vegetable gardens on campus. 

Members of Girl Scout Troop 869 spent some of their time over the 2017-18 winter break to help Tejeda Middle School Timberwolves lead the pack to health. The troop, with support from the Tejeda Timberwolf PTA, gathered resources and supplies and worked together to build raised garden beds for the Timberwolf campus.

 

Girl Scout Troop cadettes came up with a plan and organized, developed and constructed the raised beds with the help of troop leader, Deanna Mazzocco.

 

“Cadettes from Girl Scout Troop 869 enjoyed working on this project. It was special that in addition to moms, dads were excited to join their daughters to complete this project. They always enjoy working as a team to brainstorm different ideas of how to accomplish their goal, compromising in order to pick a plan and then executing their plan. It was very rewarding to see what their hard work could accomplish!”, said Mazzocco.

 

Hard work and a team effort paid off for the troop and cadettes were able to construct three raised beds to be utilized by students and staff at the Tejeda campus. The Tejeda Timberwolf PTA helped by providing funds and information for the project. Tejeda PTA President Mindy Waters is excited to have the garden area on campus and to have Girl Scout Troop 869 bring the project to the school.

 

“This is a great way to bring campus and community together for the benefit of everyone at Tejeda. The Timberwolf PTA truly appreciates the efforts of the girls,” said Waters.

 

The effort made by these girls during winter break is tremendous. They saw the area and came up with a plan to construct the beds. The cadettes got the experience of working together as a team, they got to put something together from scratch and will get the chance to see what will develop in the garden. They are also already learning about how factors such as weather will play a part in the success of the gardens, said Waters.

 

After the weather warmed up again, cadettes returned to the garden beds to plant potatoes, strawberries and celery. Fertilizer and mulch were added and the beds were watered. The cadettes worked together on the project and enjoyed learning new things.

 

The girls look forward to helping in the success of the garden and playing a part in bringing an educational opportunity to the Tejeda campus. Girl Scout Troop 869 will help support the garden and encourage Timberwolves to participate and care for the garden area. Gardens are a place of learning and fun from start to finish. They can provide students with educational opportunities from beginning to end and give everyone the chance to participate in a healthy activity.

 

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