Plainfield Academy asking for community's help with nursery project

With financial help in the form of grants from British Petroleum and the Plainfield School District Foundation for Excellence, Plainfield Academy's students have embarked on one of the most ambitious service learning projects in the state of Illinois. On August 12, the school is asking the community to lend a hand with that project.

Plainfield Academy students have created a Tree and Perennial Nursing Project, adjacent to the district's operations building at 914 Eastern Avenue in Plainfield. The project will provide renewable landscaping stock for Plainfield School District 202 properties, the Plainfield Park District, and other not-for-profit organizations in Will County. As the project grows, Plainfield Academy students may also market and sell the stock to area residents.

From 8 a.m. until noon on August 12, Plainfield Academy is asking its graduates, parents of current students and any other community members that love gardening to help maintain the future nursery. Pulling weeds, spreading mulch and planting perennials, among other duties, are on the slate of activities for the day.

Community participants who donate their time and bring cuttings of Daylilies or Irises from their own gardens to add to the nursery will receive a $5 gift certificate to Magnolia Coffee Shoppe, located at 530 Lockport Street in downtown Plainfield.

For more information, contact Plainfield Academy Principal Tod Schnowske at (815) 439-5521.