Saturday, March 19 was Campus Beautification Day at Pennekamp!  105 students and their parents and families turned out to beautify the Pennekamp campus.

From weeding and planting new flowers and shrubs

to planting new trees all around the campus with the assistance of The Tree People,

 the entire Pennekamp family--students, parents, administration, faculty and staff  made our campus sparkle!

Four Aleppo pines, six California pepper trees, three New Zealand tea trees and eight ornamental pear trees were lovingly placed around the campus.  In addition, 20 lavender plants, flats of impatiens, and numerous packets of California poppy seeds were planted to add splashes of color.

Weeding got a bit tricky.  Sometimes, it was really hard to dig out those roots!

Everyone pitched in and did their part.

And even though it was work,

doing it with friends and family made the time go by quickly!

A huge thank you to Beautification Day organizers Becky Allen, Kim Wilson, and Lisa Petillon who along with Operations VP Debbie Zoppi made this wonderful day possible.  Pennekamp would also like to thank "The Tree People" for their assistance in planting trees all over campus!  Most of all, we thank all of our volunteers who proved the adage "Many hands make light work" is true!

See beginning to end photos of a tree being planted on Campus Beautification Day!