The last community daffodil bulb planting event this season is Oct. 13 starting at 9:30 a.m. This file photo shows volunteers planting at Len Mitzel Meadow at the end of September.--SUBMITTED PHOTO
Medicine Hat News
The Daffodil Project is one week away from its final planting day of the season.
The last community planting day this season is Oct. 13 along the highway from near the teepee toward the visitor’s centre.
Starting at 9:30 a.m., a total of 10,000bulbs will be planted bringing the total this year to 22,000. If you would like to be involved, volunteers are still required.
This is the fourth planting season for the project working toward a goal of planting 1 million bulbs by 2025 along the highway between Redcliff and Dunmore, a 10-kilometre stretch.
Bulbs planted this fall will be emerging in the spring to give a display of yellow daffodils dancing and swaying in the breeze.
Numerous local businesses support the project by donating the use of equipment and items needed to facilitate planting. The Daffodil Project organizers extend a big thank-you to Grand Rental Station and A+PLUS Equipment Rentals for providing equipment for planting the bulbs. Niwa Crane Ltd takes delivery of the bulbs, stores them and provides transport to the planting site, and Peavey Mart donates equipment such as rakes, shovels and buckets.
Tim Horton’s donated coffee and Ebel’s Limousine provided chairs for volunteers while taking a break and enjoying some treats.
The bulbs planted are purchased with money donated by businesses and individuals. Every cent donated goes toward buying bulbs. A donation of $150 buys more than 700 bulbs. To be completely transparent all bank statements and the only withdrawal each year to pay for the bulbs is posted on the website.
The Daffodil Project is already accepting donations for bulbs to be planted in the fall of 2019.
Donations can be made through the project’s trust account at ATB Financial, account number 07329-00410789600. Email a copy of your bank deposit slip for acknowledgment of the donation with your name recorded on the website. A donation can also be made in memory of a loved one.
For more information, contact The Daffodil Project’s chair, Gillian Slade, 403-528-8635, email hatdaffodils@gmail.com, visit medhatdaffodils.wordpress.com or follow on Twitter @MedHatDaffodils
