Bethlehem Rose Garden Fundraising Update

Hello all! We're a little over a year and a month into the revitalization of the Bethlehem Rose Garden and it has come a LONG way! The Lehigh Valley Rose Society started a fundraiser amongst it's membership (separate from the Mount Airy Neighborhood Association's public/community fundraiser).

As of August 4, 2021, our organization has raised: $2,235.01 for the Bethlehem Rose Garden. Thank you to all of our generous donors!

It was spent as follows:

Gardening Tools for the Bethlehem Rose Garden Storage Shed:

Amazon - 6 Ames Hand Cultivators - $50.86
Amazon - 6 Ames Hand Weeders - $67.62
Amazon - 6 Ames Hand Trowels - $40.50
Lowe's - 6 Two-Gallon Watering Cans - $31.67
Amazon - 2 (Pairs) Pine Tree Tools Bamboo Gardening Gloves (Small) - $27.94
Amazon - 2 (Pairs) Pine Tree Tools Bamboo Gardening Gloves (Medium) - $27.94
Amazon - 2 (Pairs) Pine Tree Tools Bamboo Gardening Gloves (Large) - $28.78
Amazon - 2 (Pairs) Pine Tree Tools Bamboo Gardening Gloves (X-Large) - $27.94
Amazon - 2 (Pairs) Pine Tree Tools Bamboo Gardening Gloves (XX-Large) - $27.94
Lehigh Valley Home & Garden Center - 5 Collapsible Garden Containers - $60.00
Lowe's - Garden Cart - $51.94
Target - Measuring Cups for Fertilizer - $16.96
Target - Epoxy to Repair Watering Can - $3.91
Lowe's - Garbage Bags - $16.94
Lowe's - Buckets & Lids for Fertilizer Ingredients - $20.80
Lowe's - Dustpan & Broom for Storage Shed - $14.82
Lowe's - Scissors (for opening fertilizer bags) & Paint Markers (for labeling tools) - $8.44

Subtotal: $525.00

Roses for the Bethlehem Rose Garden:

Lehigh Valley Rose Society - 5 "Gourmet Popcorn" Potted Roses - $125.00
Lehigh Valley Rose Society - 6 "Pink Snowflakes" Potted Roses - $150.00
Lehigh Valley Rose Society - 3 "Coffee Bean" Potted Roses - $75.00
David Austin Roses - 4 "Claire Austin" Bareroot Roses - $144.95
Chamblee's Roses - 4 "Peggy Martin" Potted Roses - $102.80
High Country Roses - 8 "Cupid's Kisses" Potted Roses - $109.27

(30 roses total)
Subtotal: $707.02

Fertilizer Ingredients and Soil Amendments for the Bethlehem Rose Garden:

Home Depot - Compost - $58.48

4 Seasons Garden Center - Fertilizer Ingredients - $28.50
Lehigh Valley Home & Garden Center - Fertilizer Ingredients - $51.94
Herbein's Garden Center - Fertilizer Ingredients - $103.90
Lehigh Valley Home & Garden Center - Fertilizer Ingredients - $16.99
Lehigh Valley Home & Garden Center - Fertilizer Ingredients - $75.00
Lehigh Valley Rose Society - 15 Cups of MycoApply - $111.00
Lehigh Valley Rose Society - 7 9/16 Cups of MycoApply - $55.96
Nescopeck Agway - Fertilizer Ingredients - $101.90
Lehigh Valley Home & Garden Center - Fertilizer Ingredients - $27.00
Herbein's Garden Center - Fertilizer Ingredients - $16.98

(These add up to enough ingredients to blend fertilizer for 908 individual rose feedings, with some ingredients left over and some ingredients we've currently run out of).

Subtotal: $647.65

Merchant Processing Fees for Donations Made By Credit/Debit Card:

Shopify - $1.03
Shopify - $1.03
Shopify - $0.88
Shopify - $0.45
Shopify - $0.88
Shopify - $1.75
Shopify - $3.04
Shopify - $1.75
Shopify - $3.20

Subtotal: $14.01

TOTAL SPENT: $1,893.68
FUND BALANCE: $341.33

Our next planned purchase is a gas-powered walk-behind edger to straighten out the edges of the garden beds. If you are interested in making a contribution, we are currently looking for additional tools to keep in the storage shed. Our wishlist can be found here: https://a.co/4Gu7zgY. We are also currently looking for donations of the following Espoma products: Greensand, Alfalfa Meal, & Kelp Meal.

Most of this time, LVRS members have been using their personal tools in the garden. I personally have gone through 2 pairs of loppers, a handful of pruning shears, and 2 garden shovels that I've replaced out of pocket. LVRS members have been lugging their personal tools back and forth (a pain!) and wearing them out and replacing them. Sometimes, community volunteers come to offer their help gardening and we lend out our own personal tools. Our goal is to have a well-stocked storage shed so LVRS members no longer have to use their personal tools and so community volunteers without their own tools, also have tools to use.