Woman's Club Builds Garden Honoring Robin Carlson

The behind the has a new addition in the Robin Carlson Reading Garden, and it comes thanks to the .

Carlson was a teacher at , who died of cancer at the age of 31.

The money for the project came as a result of funds the club raised at its annual . The club has sponsored the run for several years, and in 2005 renamed it after 2^nd Lt.  J.T. Wroblewski, who was killed in Iraq in 2004.

“Usually when we raise the money we just write a check for a cause we’ve chosen,” said Kimberley Reid of the Juniors Club. “This year we decided to do something different and work on the garden in Robin’s name. She was an amazing teacher, and we are very proud that we chose her as our cause this year.”

The club worked with Jason Nicholas of , who donated the architectural plans for the garden and local landscaper Paul Johnson of

Reid noted that local Girl Scout troops will be making benches for the area, and that a plaque honoring Carlson will be in place soon.

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