(At Barrington Youth & Family Services, Front - Jennifer Lucas, Bob Lee, Steve Hollis, Back -Suzanne Gibson, Mike Young, Kris Young, Susan Lenz, BHS volunteer, Betsy Wintringer)
(Susan Lenz, Pat Boquist, Kris Young, Steve Hollis, Jennifer Lucas, Suzanne Gibson)
The Barrington Breakfast Rotary & Barrington Noon Rotary club installed native pollinator plants at Neurobalance Center on June 5 and Barrington Youth & Family Services on June 6.
(John Shuster, Eliza Hollis, Pat Boquist, Terry Cullen, Frank McGovern, Ginger Menzimer)
Rotarians Susan Lenz and Kris Young became aware of “Operation Pollination,” which is a collaborative effort to help pollinator species. Pollinators have declined over 45 % in the past 50 years which can affect future food supply. About 85 % of the world’s plants, including fruits and vegetables, require pollinators for fertilization. Lenz and Young looked for a help pollinators in the Barrington Area.
This is a great example of collaboration between the non-profits of our area!
(Frank McGovern, John Shuster, Steve Hollis, Jennifer Lucas, Mike Young, Eliza Hollis)
We are lucky to have Susan Lentz who has spent a great deal of time planning these gardens, ordering plants and dealing with all the other issues that came up with her expertise and enthusiasm! https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanlenz.
(Todd Scholeen,Lew Parks,Kris Young,Mike Young,Suzan Lenz,Suzanne Gibson,Jennifer Lucas)
(Susan Lenz, Terry Cullen, Pat Boquist, Joy Wagner)
Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club (BBRC)’s Environmental Committee has been active over the last twelve months in a variety of projects.
Rotary District 6440 offered a matching grant to area Rotary clubs for significant projects to help their communities. Obtaining the grant depended on getting three or more Rotary Clubs to work together. Therefore, BBRC spearheaded the effort to get other Rotary Clubs involved. Eight clubs agreed to submit $500 each, which was matched by the Rotary District for the purpose of installing native plants as part of a pollinator garden or monarch way-station. The clubs involved are Barrington Breakfast, Barrington Noon, Lake In The Hills, Palatine, Mundelein-Vernon Hills, Glenview Sunrise, Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates and Long Grove-Kildeer- Hawthorn Woods. Each club also will sign the “Operation Pollination” pledge to help pollinators.
The native plants are nectar sources in the spring, summer, and fall for pollinators and support them at every stage in their life cycles. They also stabilize landscaping, decreasing erosion during storms and filtering runoff. This selection of native plants naturally provides a beautiful outdoor area, leading to positive physical & mental health benefits.