Braintree GARDENERS' GUILD DONATES 54 BOOKS to BRAINTREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

One of the goals of the Gardeners’ Guild of Braintree is to promote interest in and knowledge of our environment, its protection and its preservation. On September 21, 2015 Guild President Barbara Black made the formal presentation to Donna Anderson, Principal of the Monatiquot School Kindergarten Center. Also attending the presentation were kindergarten students Christopher Federico, Richard Stanton, Annika Houts and Nailah Watson.

Lucille Barton, GGB founder and retired Braintree schoolteacher, along with Catherine Avellino, Ross School teacher and fellow guild member, selected 24 books this year for their appropriateness and appeal to each grade level. Guild member Judy Caristi attached bookplate labels to each of the 54 books donated.

The Kindergarten Center received nine books: “Our School Garden” by Rich Swann, “The Secret Life of Squirrels” by Nancy Rose, “Plants Feed Me” by Lizzy Rockwell, “From Seed to Sunflower” by Gerald Legg, “Flowers” by Vijaya Bodach, “Compost Stew” by Mary Siddals, “Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt” by Kate Messner, “Gotta Go! Gotta Go!” by Sam Swope, and “From Seed to Pumpkin” by Wendy Pfeffer

Each of the six elementary schools – Flaherty, Highlands, Hollis, Liberty, Morrison and Ross – received six books: “Hollyhock Wall” by Martin Waddell, “Rabbit School: A Light-Hearted Tale” by Albert Sixtus, “Aztecs” by Rosemary Rees, “Spring Story” by David Updike, “Harvest Year” by Chris Peterson and “Come Back Salmon” by Molly Cone

The East and South Middle Schools received five books each: “Restless Earth: Disasters of Nature” by National Geographic Society, “Mayflies “by Ted Fauceglia, “Hungry For Home: A Wolf Odyssey” by Asta Bowen, “Killer Bees” by Lawrence Pringle and “Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs “ Time Life Book.

Braintree High School received four books: “Handy Ocean Answer Book” by Thomas and Patricia Svarney, “Our Living Earth: A Story of People, Ecology and Preservation” by Isabelle Delannoy, “Coral and Desert – The Magic of the Red Sea” by Gianni Gvadalupi and Giorgio Mesturni and “Three Seasons of Summer: Gardening with Annuals and Biennials” by Ethne Clarke.

This program is funded entirely by the GGB as one if its many community endeavors. Its primary annual fundraiser is the Christmas House Tour. This year It will be held on December 6th, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Holiday Boutique, also on December 6th, will feature more than 40 vendors displaying and selling their handcrafted wares such as clothing, jewelry, home decor items, gift baskets and holiday foods. As always there will be decorated fresh green wreaths and stunning centerpieces made by guild

members. It will be held in the Braintree Town Hall, 1 JFK Memorial Drive from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Entry to the boutique and refreshments are free with a house tour ticket. Without a ticket, there will be a $2.00 entrance fee. For other Guild and membership information, visit the website at www.gardenersguildofbraintree.com.