Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, May 30, 2009 -- Students of Palos Verdes High Schools along with a South Bay philanthropic student group called Interact beautified the uninspiring front yard landscape of the Peninsula Seniors Center. The landscape had patches of dead an uneven wild grass as well as an entrance that screamed out for some type of soft framing for safety reasons. Local Palos Verdes landscape architect Scott martin with the Living Christmas Company donated his time to design a low maintenance garden as well as mentor the high school students' good green effort. Home Depot gave a generous donation of plants, cottage annuals, dwarf evergreens and ground cover. Student leaders learned about the resources in the community, problem solving, the aging process, families across the life span and giving back to others in need. The Peninsula Seniors experienced the positive qualities of the local youth doing something good and green.
"Before," Peninsula Seniors building with a rough landscape
“After,” Beautification accomplished!
Nick Arquette and Pamela Penson - Adia In-home Care, Judith Diamond - Concepts for Living, Ursula North - U-Neekli Yorz, Candy Messer – Affordable Bookkeeping, Scott Martin – The Living Christmas Company, Peninsula Seniors members, a philanthropic group of South Bay students called Interact, and Palos Verdes High School students all contributed to the green effort that made the Peninsula Seniors landscape beautiful.
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