Editor's note: This is part of a new series, The Helpers, shining light on those in the South Jersey community who are sharing resources and stepping up to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“One person is lavish yet grows still richer;
another is too sparing, yet is the poorer.*
“Whoever confers benefits will be amply enriched,
and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”
- Proverbs 11:24-25
WASHINGTON – There’s a season for everything, and Len Schroeder and Julio Zamora saw that now was a season for giving. And they stuck with what they know best.
They decided to try to bring a home gardening opportunity to people isolated at area nursing homes and similar facilities under the declared coronavirus emergency.
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Schroeder, a township resident, owns Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Zamora, a Pitman resident, is a nursery specialist. And they had not far to look.
The idea was to bring over growing trays, seeds, and soil. Several facilities were contacted and one, Cardinal Village, signed on.
“I left everything at the front door because I couldn’t go in,” Zamora said. “And the young lady at the desk, she was very thankful. I think they’re going to have a really good time together and get their minds off things.”
At the facilities request, instead of flowers, all the seeds are for herbs like basil and cold weather vegetables like peas.
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“Things, basically, you can use,” Zamora said. “And, hopefully, they’ll be able to give to the people who cook there and then they can eat it. That’d be great.”
Zamora has a nursing home ministry through his church in Mantua, Providence Orthodox Presbyterian. This, though, is something new.
“I’d like to call them back and see how they’re doing with,” he said.
Joe Smith is a Philly native transplanted to South Jersey more than 30 years ago. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer at The Daily Journal in Vineland. Have a news tip? Reach out at (856) 563-5252 or jsmith@thedailyjournal.com or follow me on Twitter, @jpsmith-dj. Help support local journalism with a subscription to The Daily Journal.
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