A staple of the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Cayman programme is the annual class project, and this year the class met at Maple House to help create a sensory garden and restore the surrounding facilities.
Maple House staff provided the class with a wish list earlier in the month, and on Saturday, April 29 the participants elected to construct a sensory garden and complete maintenance tasks as challenges to accomplish.
Over the course of the day, a number of different projects from the wish list were accomplished, with the construction of the sensory garden virtually complete also.
By the end of the day, the class had successfully managed to:
• Clear rubbish & litter;
• Erect sail shades;
• Construct a sensory garden on a raised bed;
• Provide sensory accessories (e.g. wind chimes, bird feeders, plants);
• Repair and varnish a jungle gym;
• Repair and restore swinging benches.
The hard work of the class did not go unnoticed, and the transformation of the garden left staff and residents delighted.
“This was an extremely rewarding project,” said Keith Jernigan, group project organiser. “While the mission initially appeared to be daunting, watching the entire team come together with one purpose in mind was amazing. The true gratification came as you started to recognise the appreciation displayed by the Maple House staff. A truly amazing feeling.”
“I was amazed at the transformation,” added Michael Treacy, another of the project organisers. “The entire team really worked hard on a hot day to perform a great task, it really could not have worked out any better for such a deserving cause.”
The class also received invaluable support from Verdie and Sons & Flower Power representatives, who assisted with the labouring tasks. Flower Power also agreed to service the landscaping, add bordered gravel walkways, and plant colourful vines to screen out neighbouring properties.
Design Homes kindly contributed railway sleepers, and Jacob Arch was on hand to use his expertise to craft timbers to repair a badly damaged swing.
The Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all class members for their outstanding work on this community project, especially the group organisers Keith Jernigan and Michael Treacy.
They would also like to thank GreenLight RE Ltd. for their supporting sponsorship of the project, and Ronan O’Keeffe for serving as the project’s mentor.
Photos of the class hard at work can be seen on the Chamber’s Facebook page.
The class will next meet on Wednesday, May 3 for the ‘Human Services & Health Care’ seminar.