On a recent collaborative effort to bolster environmental education, Yamaha employees teamed up with Keep Newnan Beautiful and White Oak Elementary students to install new garden beds at the school. This project, engineered with the dual purpose of promoting hands-on learning and fostering a sense of environmental responsibility, brought together 23 Yamaha volunteers and the young minds at White Oak Elementary.
Eager to get their hands dirty, students and volunteers packed the garden beds with rich compost, a generous donation from Newnan Utilities. Designed to serve as an immersive learning environment, the garden will provide students with an upfront experience of sustainable gardening practices. Jason Broshear, Division Manager of Corporate Planning and Sustainability at Yamaha, expressed his commitment to environmental stewardship, saying, "We borrow spaces from nature to offer Kando to our customers," according to the City of Newnan's official release. He added, "nature is an important stakeholder for Yamaha. Building gardens in schools helps us do just this."
Page Beckwith, Director of Keep Newnan Beautiful celebrated the successful garden installation as a model of what can be achieved through community collaboration. "We are so grateful to Yamaha, Newnan Utilities, and the dedicated volunteers who made this garden installation possible," Beckwith said. The project aims to create sustainable, educational spaces for the benefit of both students and the environment.
The value of the gardens was underscored by White Oak Elementary Assistant Principal Keri Davis, who noted the educational benefits. The garden will be "a tremendous resource for our students," allowing them to learn "through real-life, hands-on experiences," Davis told the City of Newnan news page. The hope is to see a positive impact on the students' learning as they engage in a variety of educational activities fostered by the school's Garden Club.
