Labyrinth & Memory Arboretum Project Located at Wallace
Cumming Park Alma Slide 2 Park History 1996 Wallace Cumming donates
land 2003 Approval for 25 acres of parkland 2004 perimeter walking
trail 2007 toboggan hill 2008 picnic shelter 2009 childrens
playground 2010 community hall built 2012 Wetland Boardwalk 2013
Labyrinth build begins 2014 Labyrinth & Memory Arboretum
dedication Slide 3 Labyrinth Planning Committee Linda Scott, Chris
Grose, Deb Noble, Lenora Arbuckle 2009 Slide 4 Represented &
supported by 2009 Slide 5 Represented & supported by 2009 Slide
6 Walking other labyrinths Kincardine Labyrinth and Peace Garden
Clifford Community Labyrinth 2010 Slide 7 Walking other labyrinths
Five Oaks, ParisSt. Ignatius, Guelph 2010 Slide 8 Labyrinth
Designed by Gord Grose 9 centre 18 path 1183 linear feet of 4X6
concrete curb edging 54 diameter 2011 Slide 9 Workshops &
Training with Lauren Artress 2011 Slide 10 Building Community
Awareness and Partnerships North West Cluster of Waterloo
Presbytery Congregations of Alma United & Presbyterian Churches
Alma Community Recreation Association Township of Mapleton Parks
& Recreation Committee Alma Public School Alma Optimists 2012
Slide 11 Stages of Development STAGE ONE Preparation of Site Spring
2013 - $3,000.00 STAGE TWO Installation of Labyrinth Paths and
Lines Spring Summer 2013 - $14,000.00 STAGE THREE Landscaping
centre & perimeter Summer Fall - $2,000.00 STAGE FOUR
Communication, Usage and Maintenance Spring 2014 and ongoing
Ceremonial opening May 3, 2014 $1,000.00 2012 Slide 12 Project
Funding Community Donations Community Fundraiser Grant Applications
(applied for 6 received 3) 2013 Slide 13 Investment In Mission and
Ministry Fund $7,000.00 2013 Slide 14 The Peace and Justice
Endowment Fund $7,000.00 2013 Slide 15 Community Conservation
Grants Program $1,000.00 2013 Slide 16 Generous Gifting from Alma
Community Recreation Association Community Donations Dreisinger
Funeral Home, Elmira Alma United Church St. Andrews Presbyterian
Church Womens Institute Alma Garden Club Husky Farm Equipment
Township of Mapleton Lloyd Scott Enterprises 2013 Slide 17 Made in
Alma! Acquiring Local Service Providers Skerritt Excavating Les
& Shelly Skerritt The Gardens Edge John, Jamie & Marg
Gollinger Garden Walkabouts Deb Noble C&A Signs Anita &
Collin Diefenbacher 2013 Slide 18 Wallace Cumming Park birds eye
view Labyrinth site here 2013 Slide 19 Preparation of Site Stage
One Skim topsoil 3.5 smooth 60 area July 2013 Slide 20 Installation
of labyrinth lines Stage Two August 2013 Slide 21 Starting with the
9 centre working out Installation of labyrinth lines August 2013
Slide 22 Extruded concrete curb edging Installation of labyrinth
lines August 2013 Slide 23 Installation of labyrinth lines Les
fills in middle area with topsoil Turf consultant Allan Beeney
August 2013 Slide 24 Installation of labyrinth lines Finishing the
outer curbing September 2013 Slide 25 Cant waitgotta walk!!
September 2013 Slide 26 Top soil on remaining path September 2013
Slide 27 Stage Three Time to plant the path & prepare the
centre! October 2013 Slide 28 Trees transplanted from trail work
done by Township of Mapleton October 2013 Slide 29 Project Signage
Stage Four April 2014 Slide 30 Temporary Sign Installation Gord
Grose, Jeff Scott May 2014 Slide 31 Centre Bench donated by Alma
Garden Club Slide 32 Dedication Day Preparation Alma United and St.
Andrews Presbyterian Church Folks May 3 rd, 2014 Slide 33
Dedication on World Labyrinth Day May 3 rd, 2014 Slide 34 Labyrinth
Cake Cutting Local Service Providers: Deb Noble, Les Skerritt, John
& Marg Gollinger May 3 rd, 2014 Slide 35 Walk as One at 1 World
Labyrinth Day May 3 rd, 2014 Slide 36 Walk as One at 1 Finger
Walking May 3 rd, 2014 Slide 37 Permanent Sign Installation Bob
Noble & Gord Grose June 2014 Slide 38 Landscaping around signs
June 2014 Slide 39 The Rock is the finishing touch! June 2014 Slide
40 Let the journey begin Slide 41 Organized Labyrinth Walks and
Events Sign the contact listing to receive notifications through
email or by phone of upcoming events. LIST AT CASHIER TABLE TODAY!
Beginning Fall 2014 Slide 42 Memory Arboretum Dedicate a tree for
$250.00 6 to 8 foot tree with engraved 5X7 plaque Last Sunday in
September Annual celebratory planting Contact the Township of
Mapleton to donate a tree ORDER FORMS AT CASHIER TABLE TODAY!!
Ongoing Slide 43 Mapleton Township donates the first Maple Tree! In
honour of all those who shared time, talent and treasure with the
Labyrinth and Memory Arboretum Project! Slide 44 Thank you
volunteers for walking with us! Chris & Gord Grose Deb &
Bob Noble Linda & Jeff Scott Lenora Arbuckle Marion Loree
Andrew Song Sharon Grose Slide 45 Thank you volunteers for walking
with us! Allan Beeney Troy Grose Bonnie Koeslag Doris White Carol
& Dave Geddes Debb Greer Barry Johnson Monica Michalek Slide 46
Stand at the crossroads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way lies; and walk in it, and find rest for your
souls. Jeremiah 6:16
