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More from Conejo ValleyThe public is invited to join the Wellness Community Valley/Ventura for the Help Plant the Seeds of Hope groundbreaking at 2 p.m. Sunday for its Garden of Hope.
Free entertainment and refreshments will be part of the event, said Kristin Thebaud, representing the organization. She said officials from Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Simi Valley and Moorpark will attend and, outfitted with hard hats and goggles, will use jack hammers on the walkway.
"Once the garden is complete, program participants will benefit from additional space and the features we are incorporating," said Suzanne Drace, organization president.
"Our children's program, Kid's Circle, is at full capacity, and the garden allows us the ability to provide them with a wonderful new outdoor learning experience."
The center is at 530 Hampshire Road, Thousand Oaks. Programs are available free of charge.
Founded in 1982, the Wellness Community is an international nonprofit dedicated to providing support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones.
As a local chapter, Valley/Ventura serves more than 2,000 community members affected by cancer each year.
For information, to volunteer or make a donation, call 379-4777 or visit http://www.TwcVv.org.
Posted by SensitivePlant on September 2, 2008 at 4:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Your youth program "Kids Circle and Garden of Hope are wonderful attributes to our community. Here is another fun fall indoor gardening activity for readers and your Kids Circle to consider, that my students and I do in September. We start growing TickleMe Plants (Mimosa pudica) in flower pots. This is the plant that will close its leaves and lower its branches when you tickle it. They sprout in days and can be grown indoors any time of year. Students take home their "Pet" TickleMe Plant and grow them year round as an outdoor plant in the summer and fall (before the frost if you are in that zone) and indoors during the winter. Parents enjoy seeing their young gardeners (and those young at heart), excited about plants and nature. I learned about TickleMe Plants as they were recently featured by the National Gardening Associations Kids Store, http://www.kidsgardeningstore.com/14-...
Visit http://www.TickleMePlant.com for seeds and a great variety of growing kits. This plant has turned many kids into plant and nature lovers. Some students use their TickleMe Plants to create a science project. I give them as a gift to my nieces and nephews and as party favors. Your children may never look at plants in the same way and neither will you! Mature TickleMe Plants have pink flowers! Send this information to a teacher or nature lover and they will thank you!
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