April 16, 2016

On Saturday, April 30, Kennett Square is poised to spread dazzling color – ranging from plants to artwork.

The 51st Annual Kennett Square Beautification Plant Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Genesis Walkway.  This annual event offers a perfect opportunity to peruse an assortment of hanging baskets, herbs, annuals, perennials, grasses, native plants, and starter vegetables for purchase.

The sale also features a special collection of plants dug from the gardens of area garden club members who donate their plants every year. Proceeds from the sale support the colorful sidewalk planters and hanging baskets throughout downtown Kennett Square, as well as other beautification projects throughout the area.

The Kennett Square Beautification Committee began in the mid-1960s in response to then-First Lady  “Lady Bird” Johnson’s call for residents to help beautify and clean up America’s neighborhoods.

Once visitors have stocked up on plants, they can stroll over to the American Legion building at Broad and State streets for the Fourth Annual Student Art Show, an exhibit that showcases the creativity and talent of area youth.

 This year’s participating students come from the Sanford School as well as the Kennett Consolidated, Unionville-Chadds Ford, Avon Grove, and Oxford school districts. They will be exhibiting fine art, photography and three-dimensional street chalk art.

 

The Unionville Rowing Club, which has nurtured both champions and teamwork in its short history, is seeking the community’s help to “Go for the Boat.”

The group’s Heart of Rowing fundraiser enabled the club to purchase its first boat last year, which will be christened and put in the water later this month. Proceeds from the event also funded a set of oars, which have been painted with the Unionville colors.

“Our kids deserve to have great boats of their own, and we can do that, one boat at a time,” said a press release for the event.

This year’s event will be held at Hawk’s Hollow, 1296 Brandywine Creek Rd., Coatesville, on Thursday, April 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. It will include great food and drink, music, a silent auction and a raffle.

The price is $50 per person in advance, $60 at the door. To purchase tickets, click here.

For more information and ticket sales, or if you wish to donate an item or service to the silent auction or raffle, contact Mary Worth at 610-368-3903, or at UHS Rowing Club, P.O. Box 118, Pocopson, Pa., 19366. Any donation, however large or small, would be greatly appreciated.