Published Jan. 3, 2022
奥贬础罢:听Groundbreaking ceremony for Ester Gallow Community Garden听
WHEN:听11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022听
奥贬贰搁贰:听Beside Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary School, 4200 Elm St., Monroe听
WHY:听51萝莉 project for MLK Day of Service听
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MONROE, LA -听51萝莉 will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m.,
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, to establish a community garden in memory of Ester Gallow.听
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Each year, 51萝莉 chooses a community service project for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
of Service, a federal holiday on the third Monday in January.听
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Pamela Higgins Saulsberry, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion, has organized the university MLK Day of Service for over a decade.听
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鈥淭his is the annual service-learning activity 51萝莉 provides as an opportunity for students,
staff, and faculty to engage in the community by helping to address a community need.
This project is transformational now and has the potential to continue to transform
the nutritional opportunities for this community,鈥� Saulsberry said.听
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The community garden will be on land owned by the Gallow family next to Roy Neal Shelling
Sr. Elementary School at 4200 Elm St. in Monroe.听
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鈥淓ster Gallow was a lifelong resident of the community, a businesswoman, and community
activist who was instrumental in establishing the senior living complex adjacent to
the community garden,鈥� Saulsberry said. 鈥淭he seniors will participate in this project
as a social engagement opportunity, and Shelling students will help at the garden
as an academic and social learning experience.鈥澨�
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Preparation of the garden will be the week of Jan. 10-14. On MLK Day of Service, Monday,
Jan. 17, volunteers will fill planters, prepare walking paths, and place signs at
the community garden.听
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For more information, email Saulsberry at听saulsberry@ulm.edu.听
