Fairbanks Park Fountain Receives Annual Facelift
New People’s Choice Award Competition
TERRE HAUTE- On Saturday, May 14th, from 9:00 a.m. to completion, four community organizations will be entering a friendly competition to see who can create the most beautiful garden bed. The competition will be held at Fairbanks Park under the fountain archway. The four community organizations competing are the Honey Creek Garden Club, The Herb Society, RiverSCAPE, and Master Gardeners and friends.
The playing of “On the Banks of the Wabash” will play at 9:00 a.m., marking the start of planting. Music and a canon salute will follow shortly after. Families are encouraged to bring their picnic lunch to the park to watch and thank the participants. RiverSCAPE will be showing their thanks to participants through providing water, lunch, and donuts to all who are involved.
Along with the fun atmosphere, this year’s event will include a People’s Choice Award. Vote with your dollars at https://www.givesignup.org/g/bu6466 . Voting opens May 14th.
“It has been our pleasure to organize this annual event to give one of the landmarks in the park a facelift. We are grateful for the volunteer help and the financial support from Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett,” RiverSCAPE Special Projects Coordinator Gerri Varner said.
It will take around 3,100 flowers to create the beautiful spectacle under the fountain. “Without the financial discount from Anderson’s Plant and Produce, this project would not have been possible,” Varner added. The Parks Department has been busy preparing the space for the friendly competition. They will also be responsible for maintaining the gardens once they have been designed and planted.
This Flowering of Fairbanks project would not have been made possible without the members and supporters of RiverSCAPE. Those interested in supporting future RiverSCAPE endeavors, please visit https://wabashriverscape.org/membership.
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RiverSCAPE works to support and advance initiatives and projects on and around the Wabash River. RiverSCAPE strives to enhance the quality of life for the Wabash Valley residents by building the local economy and protecting and preserving the unique biodiversity and health of the Wabash River and its environs. For more information on past and current RiverSCAPE, projects visit wabashriverscape.org.