On a rainy Saturday morning, representatives of University of St. Francis, Cool Joliet, and the local community came together to work on the University of St. Francis/Cool Joliet community garden, which is located on Rt 30 and West Douglas Road. 

Passer-by cars honked greetings as approximately 15 volunteers covered topsoil with newspaper and mulch.  Special thanks to Larry Burich of University of St. Francis for helping to organize the event, City of Joliet for assisting with mulch, and Dan Vera Township Supervisor who brought his own wheelbarrow to help.  Jan Gehrig, newly elected president of Cool Joliet, thanked everyone for their work on getting this community garden underway.   For further info please visit the Cool Joliet website, or contact Jan Gehrig. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Photos by Paul Kaiser