You’re Invited to the Official Opening of Meadowside Playground
Date — August 1st at 3:30pm
Location — In our pavilion
Together we’ll share summery drinks & light refreshments while the children play!
Questions?
Call 740-392-4253
Email justin@MVGBChurch.com
The Project Continues!
Our project will continue this Autumn. Within the coming months we plan to:
Install an embankment slide and 2. Overseed the wildflower meadow
Thank You!
The Meadowside Playground and Wildflower Overseeding project would not have been possible without support from the community. Each person, business, or organization below helped in some way.
Some prayed. Other advised or advocated. Still others donated their time, materials, or funds. And some simply rolled up their sleeves to help!
John Aebi
Brian Ahearn
David Allen
Anonymous (4)
Matt Baugher
Nate Beachy
Jason Bennett
Jeremy, Rebekah, Quinton and Millie Bennett
Nick Clark
Nathaniel Dersom
Althea Dye
The Energy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Foundation
Doug Gifford
Brian Hackett
Hardwick Tree Care, LLC
Pastor Jacob Hayward
Heather Hinshaw
Hope Hinshaw
Nick Holdren
Holmes Rental and Sales, Inc.
Pam Hughes
Ed Kapraly
Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.
Knox County Pomona Grange
Knox Network of Christian Ministries
Dino Lanno
Michelle Linger
Lisa Lloyd
Adam and Amy McDaniel
Luke McMillen
The Monroe-Dan Emmett Grange
Mount Vernon First Church of God
Mount Vernon Shade Tree & Beautification Commission
Pastor Dan Oakes
Pheasants Forever
Jen Odenweller
Quentin Platt
Pond Tire Inc.
Smalls Paving
Straight Wood Fence & Lumber
Mark and Denise Ramser
Riverside Native Trees
Evan Stern
Brianna Stone
Lonnie Totten
The Town and Country Garden Club
United Aggregates Inc.
Brian Wade
Wade and Gatton Nursery and Landscape
Sarah Wagner
Jeff Wintermute
Ruth White
A heartfelt thank you to Jeremy Bennett!
Without his generosity, skill, and equipment, this project would not have been completed!
Wildflowers and Plants Observed
The following plants have been observed in the ~4 acre wildflower meadow
False sunflower (heliopsis helianthoides)
Wild Bergamot (monarda fistulosa)
Beardtongues (penstemon)
Goldenrod (solidago)
Crimson Clover (trifolium incarnatum)
Ironweed (vernonia fasciculata)
Common Milkweed (asclepias syriaca)
Swamp Milkweed (asclepias incarnata)
Purple Aster (symphyotrichum patens)
Tickseed (coreopsis)
Purple coneflower (echinacea purpurea)
Culver’s Root (eronicastrum virginicum)
Indian Blanketflower (gaillardia pulchella)
Trees and Bushes Planted
The following trees and bushes have been recently planted on the church property
12 Arborvitae bushes (thuja plicata)
3 Black Chokeberry bushes (aronia melanocarpa)
3 Common Elderberry bushes (sambucus nigra)
3 Silky Dogwood bushes (cornus amomum)
3 Hazel bushes (corylus avellana)
24 Bushes Total
2 Redbud trees (cercis canadensis)
3 Red Jewel Flowering Crab trees (malus jewelcole)
5 Red Maple trees (acer rubrum)
3 Swamp White Oak trees (quercus bicolor)
2 White Oak trees (quercus alba)
18 Trees Total
Special thanks to:
The Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Shade Tree & Beautification Commission,
Colleen Clarkson and Sarah Wagner, Brian Wade of Wade and Gatton Nursery and Landscape
and Ed Kapraly of Riverside Native Trees
Creatures Observed
The following creatures have been observed in and above the ~4 acre wildflower meadow
Cicada
Bumblebee
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Honeybee
Monarch Butterfly
Painted Lady Butterfly
Praying Mantis
Summer Azure Butterfly
Bald Eagle
Goldfinch
Killdeer
Red Tailed Hawk
Red Winged Blackbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Chipmunk
Rabbit
Toad
Vole
Whitetail Deer
And many more species!
