Brockport's volunteer gardener and community service supervisor, Pam Ketchum, gives accounting to Village Board

From the Village of Brockport board meeting minutes of 12/11/12:

Pam Ketchum speaks to the board:

Today, I had the opportunity to do some accounting of my involvement with community service in the village parks this year. In November, 500 daffodil bulbs were planted at the Welcome Center and
Harvester Park. 

And since mid-April 2012, I have had the privilege of working in our parks with one
college service group and 13 individuals required by our court system to complete community service. Individuals worked a range of 3 to 50 hours for a total of 291 hrs. That multiplied by $8/hr. comes to about $2,300. I worked along with these individuals and am typically paid $25/hr. for gardening in private gardens. So my financial contribution to the village was approximately $7,200. Together those figures add to about $9,500. This is a very enjoyable experience for me and I look forward to continuing to promote good living in our village. Part of the beauty of the parks project is that there is little or no cost to the village and taxpayers.

There are hundreds of people in Brockport who generously give time and effort day in and day out because they care so much about the village.