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| 1101 | Newman Thor Halvorson, Jr. | The greenhouse provides a destination on the close for locals, not only tourists, and is an important way in which the Cathedral relates to its neighbors in Northwest Washington. |
| 1102 | helen Ely | Don't close the greenhouse! Enough changes are being made at the Cathedral without destroying one of the long standing landmarks. |
| 1103 | Mark Iwinski | It saddens me that in our time of necessary environmental awareness the Cathedral would loose sight of the stewardship potential of the Greenhouse and close it. Its reopening would signal a willingness to foster loacl environmental stewardship as part of a Chiristian message and linked to social and environmental justice. |
| 1104 | Diane Masters | The Greenhouse has been one of the key reasons we visit DC several times a year and has been since we learned of its existence in about 1990. We've lived in five different states since then, and have had as many gardens (in Wisconsin, Virginia, Vermont, NY, and N. Carolina) populated with plants and ceramics from the Natl Cathedral greenhouse. There were a number of plants we'd traditionally pick up there to make our new gardens our own.
Needless to say, we were extremely disappointed to learn this weekend from our innkeeper that the greenhouse had closed; we cancelled our planned outing to the Cathedral on Saturday to introduce our inlaws to the Cathedral and to the greenhouse and herb cottage.
I hope you will find a way to reopen this national treasure! |
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| 1106 | Marylee F. Newman | A large busload of seniors visit the cathedral and the Flower Mart every year. Without the Flower Mart I personally will be unable to visit the cathedral for lack of transportation. I always look forward to the gardens and the flowers so much. Please find a way to save all the gardening activities that so greatly enhance a visit to the cathedral. Gardening was God's first assigned duty to mankind. I so hope funding can be found for this purpose. |
| 1107 | Antoinette | since I moved to Virginia, The Cathedral Greenhouse has been my place for buying plants. It has been my place to walk amongst growing plants to take in nature after mass and to reflect on my small place in the world.
I am heartbroken at the decision to close it. And I truly hope you reverse the decision and let others take it under their wings and let it flourish. |
| 1108 | Sally Stone Halvorson | The Greenhouse is such an important part of the Cathedral and the neighborhood. |
| 1109 | Susanne Page | |
| 1110 | Judge Susan G. Braden | As a decade plus devotee of the Cathedral Greenhouse, I was disappointed to learn of its closure. I would be interested in participating in the effort to re-start the operation as a potential contributor or stockholder. |
| 1111 | Anonymous | Of course the greenhouse should not be closed. But why should the general population and the corporate sector have to fund it and clean up yet another mess made by egomaniacal Epicsopal clergy? The Dean ran through a $7M bequest in 3 years while the Bishop stood by and fiddled? Let the clergy do the honorable thing and resign, after which some form of new leadership can realign the priorities of the Cathedral to those that will benefit the church, the community, and the world. |
| 1112 | Rebecca OConnor | |
| 1113 | Patricia Howie | Having been employed by PECF for 12 years as a teacher at NCS, one of the delights I have had is being able to shop at the cathedral greenhouse for everything from summer herbs for my garden to beautiful Christmas trees in December. I hope that the foundation can find a way to support this great asset to its employees as well as to the many people beyond the close who have expressed their support. |
| 1114 | Michael Lucy | We are grateful for the wonderful services you all have provided in the past and feel it is important to keep this greening facility open. If we can be of service in anyway please contact us at (202) 462-7275.
Thank you,
Washington Parks & People |
| 1115 | Julie Maddrey | |
| 1116 | Peter Chiomenti | Plants are God's living monuments to His creation just as the stone of the cathedral is man's monument to God. |
| 1117 | Lisa and Gordon Dale | As a past Cathedral Schools family, as a member o the All Hallows Guild Garden Committee, as a landscape designer, and as life-long supporters of the building of the Cathedral, we want to see the Greenhouse remain a viable resource for all on the Cathedral Close. |
| 1118 | Robert Johnson | |
| 1119 | jane golas | not a good Thanksgiving
for over 30 years I have made the Cathedral Greenhouse part of every DC visit. (I married a native Washingtonian), so though we are in Philly, we have family in DC, so we visit several times a year.
I knew Penny and by sight many of the staff, many treasures in my garden are from the Greenhouse.
Ready to do my Christmas shopping I arrive on the 21st to find it closed.
Though I was told it was for financial reasons, I cannot think but it will make way for more parking.
The Cathedral must re-think this.
at least I got to visit with Katherine
jane golas
Philadelphia |
| 1120 | Jessica Nitschke | |
| 1121 | Kevin J. Thornthwaite | |
| 1122 | Robert Lukinic | I joined the Cathedral as a member mainly becuase of the greenhouse. I dropped my support when the greenhouse closed.
I thought it was a unique site to visit and buy from in the DC area |
| 1123 | Steve Palmer | |
| 1124 | Anonymous | |
| 1125 | Jane Kreisman, M.A.T. | Beauvoir Class of 1969
NCS Class of 1977
Enrichment Teacher, Beauvoir School, (2008-2009)
Class, "Ecological Art"
We will create landscape art on our school grounds, inspired by the plants and flowers in the Cathedral Greenhouse in April 2009. |
| 1126 | Michelle mergler | |
| 1127 | Carla A. Thomas |
| 1128 | David Thieke |
| 1129 | Yvette Choban | |
| 1130 | John Pulbratek | Whenever I travel to DC I try and visit the Cathedral. It has become one of my favorite places in the DC area. It would not be the same if the greenhouses were not there. They are a vital part of the whole complex. |
| 1131 | Rebecca Henson | Please reopen the beautiful greenhouse. It was such a warm and spiritual place. |