In the novel “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” the main character, Francie Nolan, threads the theme of resilience overcoming adversity as she grows from a childhood of poverty in the slums of Brooklyn into a successful adulthood.
Wethersfield High School Student Council and FFA members planted their own trees that will grow in Windmont Park, Monday, the culmination of a campaign that raised over $4,500 last month to replace trees that were destroyed in the park by the July 15 tornado.
Their effort is significant since Windmont is the Kewanee Park District’s only park not eligible for funds which will be used to replant trees in the district’s other three parks since it is not located in what was determined to be a “disadvantaged” area by Trees Forever which awarded the grant.
Monday, a small army of Wethersfield students gathered to plant six new 10-to-12-foot trees which will someday shade the north end of the west side of Windmont’s north parking lot…