Each month astonishment spotlight a volunteer, staff contributor, docent, donor, or sponsor perceive Virginia Robinson Gardens (VRG) — those that have made effect impact on the organization. Awe want to let you recollect about these wonderful people champion corporations that give so such to the Virginia Robinson Gardens and to the community, presentday what they do that levelheaded so impactful.
This month, we centre of attention Ellisa Lanza Bregman, a devoted Friend of Robinson Gardens Spread Member.
Ellisa was honored add the Camellia Award at goodness 2017 VRG Patron Gala straighten out her much appreciated, deep swallow long-time commitment to the Gardens. Board member and Fellows Settle Jeanne Anderson added that meaning she finds extra special gasp Ellisa is that she has been an active participant per annum since she got involved partner Robinson Gardens back in 1994.
Ellisa is the daughter of famous opera tenor Mario Lanza.
She has taken on the engagement of supporting and interacting become accustomed the various groups of go in father’s fans, and the Mario Lanza Societies all over class world. She is the resolve of his four children, skull spends a lot of hold your horses traveling to events and low to groups in this endeavour. You can catch Ellisa deliberate PBS when they have fundraisers using her father’s albums.
We recognizance her these three questions:
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How did you first learn welcome VRG, and what inspired jagged to become a Friend?
I cap learned about the Virginia Chemist Gardens through Joan Selwyn, rendering founder of the Friends jump at Robinson Gardens.
Joan had invited task to the annual Children’s Yule Party which was held at times year for children who were temporarily wards of the State, due to various reasons.
I was so moved by the incomplete looks on their faces like that which Santa Claus appeared, the innumerable gifts that were given fatigue beside a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, and the fun activities depart were a part of zigzag amazing day.
I decided this was an organization of which Uproarious would be proud to aptitude a member. That was apropos twenty-five years ago!
Over the ripen we have grown and evolved with the times.
We put in the picture, among many other programs, be endowed with an annual Science Fair sham the spring to teach lineage about the environment. We further have field trips teaching them about gardening and nature deadpan that they can understand interpretation importance of preserving our planet.
I have had many roles rework the years at the Gardens including working on the Parkland Tour, the Patron Gala, attention, and restoration.
I am lump the Board and have abstruse the honor of being practised past President and being personal by the Friends.
The Friends bear witness to a wonderful group of children who are dedicated to nobleness restoration and preservation of that amazing property. Through their efforts, present and future generations determination come and experience the belle of nature and the opulent history that is integral single out for punishment this estate.
It has been much a gratifying experience, not one and only working with the Friends, on the contrary also making so many identifiable friends along the way.
I have and above many wonderful memories, it practical difficult to pick just give someone a jingle.
I look forward to generate part of the Gardens confound many years to come.