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Seaway Senior Citizens Continued from page 29 perseverance and tremendous growth.
Reflecting on the past season,
Andre is grateful for the support
Club Garden Project Andre expressed pride in his team’s that makes his coaching possible.
efforts. “The season was great.
The girls worked hard all year and “I really want to thank the parents,
volunteers, and everyone who made
By Christine Ouellet committed to themselves and their our season a success. Basketball is an
team. I am proud of them for that,”
said Andre. amazing sport and getting more girls
he club recently held an involved to represent our community
Tinformation session for Two memories stand out for with the Lions is something I look
members and non-members who him: a team-building outing at forward to seeing next season,” said
Summerstown Trails, where the team Andre. “To the 2023-2024 U16 girls
may be interested in learning about
bonded over a hike, hot chocolate, and Cornwall Lions; Addison, Serenity,
the new initiative led by Karen
laughter, and their last tournament of Kaylie, Saanvi, Alicia, Rosalie,
Douglas Cooper on accessible raised the year, where, despite not achieving Peyton, Sharon, Janessa, and Sarah,
bed gardening. the desired outcome, the girls showed you are all amazing.”
The project titled KNOWING
AND GROWING GARDEN

PROJECT was made possible with a
grant from the Trillium Foundation,
and in collaboration with Akwesasne.
The goal was to build an accessible
raised bed garden on the property of
the Seaway Senior Center, to allow
seniors to get involved in gardening
and learn more about it.

Healthy vegetables and herbs Photo Submitted
produced in the garden will make
325 Cornwall Kiwanis Royal Canada
their way to Chef Darleen and her
Air Cadet Squadron for clearing the
Kitchen Food program and will
parking lot to make place for the
be available to members and the
garden, Fence Depot for fencing then
community. In addition, they are
area, École Catholique Secondaire la
planning to organize workshops on
Citadelle and Daniel Léger’s team
gardening tips, cooking, and canning
who built the raised boxes, CCVS
procedures.
Nigel Carlisle and his students who
The list of those who contributed made the design and filled the beds Photo by Robert Lefebvre, icelevel photography
to this project is long, and the club with good soil, and St Lawrence
wishes to thank volunteers, club College who provided the vegetable
members, and community partners: plants.