Lola Pots to benifit Habitat for Humanity |
- As appeared in Tomahawk Leader News
by Jessica Mincoff
When Cindy Blair, an employee at Cerny’s Greenhouse in Tomahawk, looks at Lola she is reminded of Hurricane katrina and the people she met while working in the Gulf Coast as a volunteer for the American Red Cross.
The opportunity to volunteer couldn’t have come at a better time - the busy season at the greenhouse was over and Blair felt compelled to use her time to help others.
Stationed at a shelter in Texas, the service Blair was providing changed her life forever.
“Just seeing what those people lost … carrying their life around in a garbage bag.” Blair described, led her to a more compassionate life.
Her introduction to Lola, a spiced-up flowerpot brightly painted with a woman’s face and head wrap, and adorned with earrings, happened at a garden symposium in Milwaukee.
“We all fell in love with her. She reminded me so much of the South,” Blair recalled.
Then the idea came - how about introducing Lola pots to Tomahawk for people to set on their porch as a symbol of remembrance of the hurricane.
“When you have one (pot) on your porch you’re remembering a hurricane victim,” she explained.
Her idea to include Lola as a featured item at the upcoming garden party coincided with the generosity of Bill and Helen Cerny, greenhouse owners, who offered to donate $5 per pot sold to Habitat for Humanity.
The introduction of Lola and the contribution to the habitat organization escalated into a Garden Fiesta slated Tuesday, April 18, beginning at 6pm at Cerny’s. Tacos in bad and fresh salsa will be served.
Already planted Lola pots are selling for $26.99 and plain ones are $22.99
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