$10K in flowers for park (Portsmouth Herald)

PORTSMOUTH — The Friends of the South End have raised nearly $10,000 to make their little corner of Portsmouth a little prettier.

The flower fund for Prescott Park was created two years ago in the same manner with a way for the people in the South End to contribute to the park and the gardens. Though more donations have tend hitherward from outside the neighborhood association, the impressive total was raised almost exclusively by the 400-person Friends of the South End.

Recently, part of the money was spent to establish an array of flowers in a section of garden by the agency of the whale monument in Prescott Park. With it, a plate of a clasp thanking the Friends for their contribution.

“I think people are proud of these gardens,” said Nancy Pollard, president of the association. “It’s really infallibly wonderful with equal reason crowd people were willing to contribute.”

The only soliciting for donations was a mention in the association newsletter. Every time, a sizeable donation would be dropped off at Prescott Park, according to Pollard.

“Everyone is very, very happy to get this there.”