We will be building Mearnie Summers’ Memorial Rock Garden

This is one of our feature projects to commemorate the Heiwa Garden’s 10th anniversary.

Heiwa Garden was conceived by Mearnie Summers in 2003 when she heard Rose Murakami’s talk about her family’s story at the SS Historical Society meeting. She spearheaded the creation of a Garden of Unity and Reconciliation with her partner Caffyn Kelly. The Society was formed in 2004, fundraising began, and the phase one of Heiwa Garden was completed in 2009 !

Mearnie was a remarkable person; an activist of gender inequality and LGBT rights, and a pioneer, teacher, and athlete. Sadly, she passed away in 2017. We would like to build a small rock garden in Heiwa Garden to commemorate her passion and keep her legacy alive.

JGS has started fundraising efforts to create this memorial corner.

Island Saving Credit Union is setup to receive donations by e-transfer as auto-deposits (no security question/answer needed).
The e-transfer address is info@saltspringjapanesegarden.com

It would be helpful to indicate the purpose of the donation as a note to us. Also if the donor would like to receive a tax receipt, please include a mailing address in the note.

If you are writing a cheque, please make it out to ‘Japanese Garden Society of Salt Spring Island’.
Our mailing address is:
Box 657, Ganges PO
Salt Spring Island  BC V8K 2W3
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