The Westport Garden Club nominates Sajjad Gul, and the team at Interstate and Lakeland Lumber, as this week’s Unsung Heroes of the Week. The club says:
Earlier this month the Westport Garden Club held a juried Flower Show at the Westport Library, part of the America 250 celebration.
Because of a communication breakdown, the setup team picked up the wrong pedestals from the Wilton Garden Club.
Pedestal size is critical in a juried flower show, as designers build their arrangements to fit assigned dimensions. With the designers’ set-up window about to begin, club chair Kelle Ruden contacted Interstate Lumber, and explained the situation. Within 30 minutes, Sajjad Gul and the Interstate team had cut 4 boards to the required dimensions.
We picked up the boards and installed them on top of the existing pedestals in time for the start of the designers’ set-up window.
A pedestal, courtesy of Interstate Lumber …
The team at Interstate Lumber not only responded immediately and cut the boards to the correct dimensions, but they also charged us only for the materials — and not for their labor.
The Westport Garden Club is deeply grateful for their generosity, responsiveness, and willingness to help on such short notice. Their quick action truly saved our Flower Show set-up.
… holding up a design by Westport Garden Club member Andrea Cross.
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