The community has stepped up to replace three trees chopped down by vandals at Lord Kelvin Elementary School.
Two weeks ago, the school’s parent advisory council (PAC) put out a call asking for help replacing three trees that were cut down by vandals last summer. The response they got was overwhelming, according to PAC president Natalie Lawy.
“It was very heartwarming,” she said.
Mickey Bickerstaff, Bill Zander, Carly Mens and one anonymous donor gave the PAC a total of $370.
And among the flurry of cash donations the PAC received were three new trees given by John Wynn, whose son Jonah is in Grade 3 at Lord Kelvin. Wynn owns Wynning Design Landscaping. He told the Recordhe’d planned on donating the trees when he first heard about the vandalism but was waiting for the weather to improve before dropping them off. When he read about the PAC’s plea for donations he jumped into action.
“I emailed Ken (Millard – Kelvin’s principal) back and said, ‘I told you guys I was replacing the trees, why did you go to the media?’” Wynn laughed.
On Monday, April 10, Wynn delivered the new trees to the school.
The original trees were part of a project to augment the school’s greenspace and included a cherry tree, a sumac tree and a Japanese snowbell. Wynn got the same types of trees to replace the damaged ones, but this time, he brought in older and larger trees that would be harder to cut down, he said.
“They’re putting the trees in as we speak,” he told the Record last Thursday.
“It’s a big thing for the teachers and kids, they all love it; it’s a great little area.”
