{"id":1089,"date":"2016-02-18T10:58:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T15:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2016-02-18T11:13:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:13:44","slug":"fred-drake-friendship-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/fred-drake-friendship-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Drake Friendship Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At our Belmont house we have a wonderful garden, named &#8220;The Drake Friendship Garden&#8221;. At the entrance there is a memorial plaque in honor of Fred Drake, who it was named for. We had a touching unveiling ceremony in June of 2014 at our annual Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream Party. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b_inbpfifQc\">(Click here to see the unveiling video!)<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1096\" style=\"width: 349px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1096\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1096\" src=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9819\" width=\"349\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819.jpg 2840w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_9819-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fred&#8217;s wife, Diana, unveiling the plaque.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fred was a wonderful and committed member of our Board, and instrumental in our fundraising efforts, i.e. grant writing and creating new connections for us in the community. He sadly passed away 4 years ago and has remained since then in our hearts and minds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1094\" style=\"width: 354px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/11143358_850994064955099_7731946128046209414_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1094\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1094 \" src=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/11143358_850994064955099_7731946128046209414_n.jpg\" alt=\"11143358_850994064955099_7731946128046209414_n\" width=\"354\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/11143358_850994064955099_7731946128046209414_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/11143358_850994064955099_7731946128046209414_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/11143358_850994064955099_7731946128046209414_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thank you to the Darden Partners Association, Master Gardener Sandy Gallagher and Diana Drake for enriching our Fred Drake Friendship garden with their time and dedication!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1092\" style=\"width: 334px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10731108_850993591621813_8206819647896042343_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1092\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1092\" src=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10731108_850993591621813_8206819647896042343_n.jpg\" alt=\"10731108_850993591621813_8206819647896042343_n\" width=\"334\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10731108_850993591621813_8206819647896042343_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10731108_850993591621813_8206819647896042343_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10731108_850993591621813_8206819647896042343_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to plant!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of Fred\u2019s passions was gardening, and that inspired us to create the friendship garden. We love to spend time in the garden and it has become a great place for volunteers to come and help keep it looking beautiful.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1091\" style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10363636_801290213258818_6283964129251975113_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1091\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1091\" src=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10363636_801290213258818_6283964129251975113_n.jpg\" alt=\"10363636_801290213258818_6283964129251975113_n\" width=\"185\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10363636_801290213258818_6283964129251975113_n.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thebridgeline.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10363636_801290213258818_6283964129251975113_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helping water the garden!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you would like to be a part of maintaining and adding to the garden, feel free to email Amber Rexrode for more information at amber@thebridgeline.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At our Belmont house we have a wonderful garden, named &#8220;The Drake Friendship Garden&#8221;. 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