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Wharton Elementary PTO to open new outdoor learning space
Seven-year project features gardens, trees, …
Who: Wharton Elementary School PTO
What: Annual Kickball Classic and ribbon-cutting for new outdoor learning center
When: Saturday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m.
Where: Wharton Elementary School, 705 North Mary Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
Details: Members of the press are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting for a new outdoor learning space at Wharton Elementary School, a seven-year project of the PTO. The space features a native plant and pollinator garden, a wildflower garden, 13 native canopy trees, and an expanded edible garden.
The ribbon cutting will coincide with Wharton’s annual Kickball Classic. The Classic is a long-time PTO fundraiser during which students, families, and community members including local police and firefighters field teams and compete in a kickball tournament.
The first game begins at 11 a.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 11:45 a.m. to be followed immediately by the second game.