Spring 2025 Volume 23, Issue 1
The Garden Gate
Inside this issue:
Letter from the Director
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Program of Events 4-5
The official newsletter of Goodell Gardens & Homestead
Transitions... As we leave the bitter winds of winter, we welcome the warmth of the sun’s rays as Spring unfolds its regenerative powers. We feel the awakening of new opportunities and second chances. We open the first week in May with the Tree Hugger Trail Run. Please join us to see what’s blooming in the gardens and walk the Woods Trail, the Labyrinth and our wonderful new Lincoln’s Lookout Observation Deck. Goodell Gardens & Homestead is ready to welcome you as we transition into Spring and the summer season. This year we will be experiencing another kind of transition… a transition of leadership. Our Executive Director, Amber Wellington, is leaving Goodell for a new job opportunity. We will miss her, but she has planted many seeds of opportunity during her tenure here and we will nurture those seeds and bring forth the blooms that brighten our future. We wish Amber the very best as we all make this very important transition. Sincerely,
Dr. Marian S. Beckman President Board of Directors Goodell Gardens & Homestead