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Students Plant Roses For Area Peace Garden
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Four local Escalon FFA members helped to plant roses this past week, putting in 80 of the 217 roses that will be featured in the World Peace Rose Garden in Stockton. Here, FFAers Natalie Bianchi, Will Turner, Thomas Avilla and Rowan Murphy are flanked by T.J. David, Co-Creator International World Peace Rose Garden Organization, at left, and Sandy Huber, right, who had the vision and inspiration to bring one to the area. Photo Contributed
Several Escalon High School FFA members had the opportunity for some unique community service work recently – rolling up their sleeves and digging in to the dirt to plant the first roses in an historic ‘peace’ garden. They were involved in the planting of roses at the University Park World Peace Rose Garden in Stockton, which will be unveiled later this week. “Amazing thing considering there are only nine of them internationally at this time, that they had the opportunity to take a part in it,” FFA parent and supporter Bonner Murphy said of the chance for the local students to get involved in the Peace Rose Garden project.