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At the Lakemoor Hills Garden Club meeting earlier this month, a special guest from Bridge Refugee Services talked about this project described below.  They need to collect supplies prior to the end of the month of July.

If you have items that you can donate, please contact Jessica Barousse at [email protected].

Bridge Refugee Services is working in partnership with the Trinity Foundation and with UT Gardens to develop a community garden to use as a therapeutic tool for newly arrived refugees or for those who have struggled continuously with PTSD or emotion regulation. Since a majority of the cultures Bridge works with do not value therapy, or rather mistrust it. Therefore it is essential to find alternative means to help encourage the therapeutic process with refugees through alternative means especially for those clients who are struggling to find work, have a previous history of experiencing extreme violence and oppression, and fleeing for their lives.

Bridge needs to purchase and find materials, as well as expert gardeners to help coordinate this program. They intend to build two 4×10 raised beds and need a hose, cardboard, fill dirt, darker organic soil mix (8-12 inch deep for each bed), organic fertilizers, mulch, and volunteers 🙂 

Once established, they will plant crops that are easily grown in this area, including green beans, squash, cucumbers, kale, spinach, turnips, cherry tomatoes. As an added bonus, there is a team working on converting an old bus into a storage and utility shed for this project that will be an added piece of art.

​If you have any equipment, bags of soil, seeds or fertilizer that you can donate, please contact Jessica no later than Sunday July 30.  Thank you,

It is with great sadness that we inform you that our cat, Abby, was killed last night and we suspect that a coyote got her.  We live at 4126 Maloney Road and lost our cat, Morris, a year ago to the same fate.  Both cats were allowed inside/outside, and being prone to explore at night were vulnerable to attacks.  We would suggest to those of you who have cats to keep them in at night.  We will certainly be more cautious with our remaining cat, Smoky.

The 2017-18 Executive Committee is composed of the following offices and members:

• Kathy Proctor, President
• Randy Humble, Vice President
• Tom Ingram, Treasurer
• Barbara Houchin, Secretary

• Sharon Gerkin, Past President

• Cindy Connor Coughlin, Board Member
• Karen Franck, Board Member
• Randy Kerns, Board Member
• Jim Kincaid, Board Member
• C.L. Overman, Board Member
• Mike Parker, Board Member
• Dawn Thomas, Board Member

David and I are Season ticket holders of the UT Men’s Basketball Games. We are unable to use them this year and are interested in selling them. The seats are in the lower section on row 22 and on the aisle. We also have a parking card for the connecting garage. Please email or text me if you have an interest. They are at Faculty Price. [email protected].  Cell: 865-405-3810.

Hi Neighbors, I am looking for a person to assist the LHHA Beautification Committee by being responsible for checking the two doggie waste stations on the walkway at the church and refilling the dispensers with plastic bags when they get empty. They need refilling once every few months. We will bring you the keys to the dispensers and a supply of bags. Please email Kathy Proctor at [email protected] if you would like to help. Thank you!!

Hi everyone!
Our dog alerted us to a snake in the wood pile today. Has anyone seen copperheads or rattlesnakes in the neighborhood?

Thanks in advance for any information and/or advice.
Andy and Jennifer.