Tuesday, November
15, 2011 - 9:32pm
Michaela’s Garden, a
non-profit educational outreach project sponsored by the Petit Family
Foundation, has teamed up with the
The project is named
for Michaela Rose Petit who died in 2007 at the age of 11. Sadly, Michaela, her
sister Hayley, and her mother Jennifer all lost their lives in a violent home
invasion. Michaela’s Garden, like the foundation’s other projects, focuses on
celebrating their interests and good works.
“The Connecticut
Science Center is honored to have an educational program such as this garden,”
said Matt Fleury, president and chief executive officer of the Connecticut
Science Center, “This is a very special partnership by which we will work
together to advance our shared priorities of promoting healing from the family’s
tragedy, memorializing the Petit women, spreading far and wide the beautiful
flowers nurtured in Michaela’s backyard garden and promoting science learning
among girls and families.”
The Michaela’s
Garden project is designed to encourage families and youth to become more
involved in science and community service. Michaela loved the flowers and
foliage plants that she and her father planted and maintained over the years at
their
The Petit Family
Foundation sponsors programs to help educate young people — especially girls —
in the sciences. Single packets of seeds are being sold for $10 at the Science
Center Gift Shop— more than enough to create a beautiful garden for you, a
friend or a community.
Michaela’s Garden is
located on the rooftop of the
In the spring of
2012, a new crop of direct descendants from Michaela’s original plants will be
planted in the garden atop the
Call the
http://plainville.ctcitizens.com/story/petit-foundation-awards-science-center-50000-michaelas-garden