Plant-it Elijah

Meals on Wheels of Palo Pinto County Community Garden will be dedicating a Toddler's Garden Section to honor Elijah. In the tradition of Planet Hollywood, our garden section will be called Plant-it Elijah. Elijah left this world on his 16 month old birthday and it was way too early. We wanted a way to let Elijah live on by doing something we thought he would love to do, and that would be digging and playing in a garden made special just for him.

Elijah did a lot of living in his short time. He went through much more than most of us go through in 50 years, but because of this amazing little boy, joy was brought to many. Most of us never got to meet Elijah, but we felt like we knew him and we went on this short journey with him. Because God was so good to us by allowing us to share in Elijah's life, we wanted to do something that would allow others to know of this amazing little boy.

We wanted something that would not fade, but live on as a constant reminder that where one door closes, another opens. Elijah's door may have closed here on his earthly home, but we know a much bigger and better door opened for him in God's loving kingdom. By creating Plant-it Elijah, it is our hope that children will come to our garden and laugh, play, and learn about God's creations and His love for all His children. And though many may leave this world way too early, there is a place to come and remember them.

Details will be released to the family as soon as we can make arrangements for a dedication, but work has already begun to create Plant-It Elijah. Please join us in remembering and celebrating the life of Elijah.
 
Things needed to make Plant-it Elijah a reality...
 
child's picnic table, or 4-2x6x8's to make one
 
child's garden tools, for little hands
 
smaller watering cans, for little hands
 
assorted pots, prefer clay
 
10 planter boxes 6"x12"
 
2 dirt boxes, approx. 2"Wx6"Lx6"deep
 
bin, approx 3'x4' to store childs garden tools
 
wagon
 
8'x10' pergola, or 4-4x4's, 4-2x6's and numbers 2x4's to make one (all treated lumber)
 
4 bags of concret to secure 4x4's of pergola
 
water seal for all wood
 
white paint for pergola
 
assorted bright color paints for dirt boxes and picnic tables
 
2 adult size benches
 
Please give me a ring or drop me a line if you can provide anything listed above.  Also if anyone is into wood burning, I'd like a piece of wood with "Plant-it Elijah" on it to hang on the pergola.
 
                                Happy Gardening, Beth
                                               281 508 3040  bethlafata@hotmail.com