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DAFFODIL DIG

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On a beautiful Saturday in October, 2007, more than 200 volunteers from community groups, local businesses, and neighborhood churches, sporting khaki "I Dig Daffodils" hats, planted 25,000 bulbs in parks and green spaces around the City at the 3rd Annual Daffodil Dig. To date, 100,000 daffodil bulbs have been planted around the City by more than 500 volunteers.

The event, a collaborative effort led by the York County Community Foundation and the City of York, guarantees a cheerful blanket of yellow when spring arrives. "Imagine how beautiful it will be when 100,000 daffodils pop out of the ground to welcome spring back to York," said Susan A. Barry, President, York County Community Foundation. "The fact that these flowers are planted by volunteers from across the community shows how much people really do care about beautifying our city."

The Daffodil Dig blossomed from efforts and recommendations from Beautiful York Summits and a visit by Lynden B. Miller, a preeminent designer of public gardens in New York City who has been instrumental in restoring many of that city's neglected and avoided urban spaces.

It is the hope that these blooms will draw visitors into the downtown. Beautiful cities attract people and commerce, promising prosperity and growth for the entire community. It will also help focus attention on the beautification efforts of the Beautiful York Endowment Fund, according to Susan Barry.

The Beautiful York Endowment supports programs and projects within the City of York that promote stewardship and enhancement of York's natural and built environment, promote excellence in the cityscape, create amenities to enrich lives, and encourage collaboration and coordinated planning for city beautification.

For more information on the Daffodil Dig, please call 717.848.3733 or email us at info@yccf.org.