Pictured Kyle Zukauskas, co-founder of Eli’s Garden of Healing with his wife Crystal. The Zukauskas’ nephew Elijah was murdered on May 9, 2022, and this garden is in his honor along with other victims of violence. The Zukauskas’ presentation at a recent meeting of The Spring Glen Garden was exceptional.
Eli’s Garden of Healing is a Hamden based 501 c 3, nonprofit dedicated to creating a healing garden for community members impacted by all forms of violence. The nonprofit was established following the senseless murder of 15-year-old Elijah Gomez on May 9, 2022. Eli was a freshman at Hamden High and a member of the football team.
The Healing Garden will be located at DeNicola Park on Treadwell St. and Leeder Hill Drive. The project involves transforming a Winchester machine gun test firing range into a space of healing inspired by the High Line in New York City. This project is estimated to cost about $1.2 million.
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For anyone who is interested in joining our club, please call Dorothy at 203.934.5975.
The Club has been a fixture in the Hamden community since 1925, a chartered member of The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., since 1929. Please stop by our historical display in hall outside the Miller Library in front of the Thorton Wilder Auditorium.
