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Re: [GWL]: personal mem'l gardens
Feature stories on personal memorial gardens sounds like an excellent
idea, but does not eliminate the need for organized memorial sites that
serve the general public.
Will businesses and or their employees be comfortable in buildings
rebuilt on the same sites of these tragedies? The answer is open to debate.
When the McDonalds in Chula Vista, CA experienced the murder of 22
patrons, the community indicated it would not support rebuilding on the
site. McDonalds purchased a site several blocks away to open a new fast
food outlet. The community was not against the company, but just did not
feel comfortable patronizing a McDonalds on the site of the murders. The
old site is now a memorial to the victims.
The affected businesses can surely write-off the donation of the land's
value as a contribution to a memorial park. Rebuilding on sites in or
out of the New York City will be a combination of multiple business
decisions, including insurance payments which may be tied up in court
for years as politicians are claiming this was a "act of war" which
generally precludes claims of damage resulting from a war. The public
image projected by the companies - translated, the political correctness
of the decision - will be a decisive factor.
Claims against the two airlines - United and American - for security
lapses may force these two companies to seek protection of bankruptcy to
remain in business.
The financial disaster of F&G seems unimportant in light of recent events.
I believe that gardening, as a general/specific activity, can be a very
therapeutic in relieving stress and depression - and the events of last
week and the months ahead surely fall in the category of being very
stressful and depressing.
How the members of the GWAA respond to this challenge will be a defining
moment of our organization and profession.
Claude Sweet
San Diego, CA
Gerri Bauer wrote:
> The best way I think we, as garden communicators, can help people deal with
> this mess is by offering choices for personal memorial gardens, should
> readers be interested in creating such memorials. They can be anything from
> red, white and blue flowers in a container to a small herb garden (rosemary
> for remembrance, etc.) to any expression of floral creativity that makes
> the gardener feel better. Such projects have the added benefit of getting
> people outside and in touch with the earth, and we all know how healing
> that can be.
> Gerri Bauer
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