RBNC receives grant and help from Home Depot for new greenhouse
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — River Bend Nature Center now has a new greenhouse, thanks to the folks at The Home Depot.
After receiving a $7,000 grant, multiple employees with Home Depot's Operation Surprise stopped by to help assemble and install the new greenhouse, which will be right outside the Butterfly and Nature Conservatory.
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This comes as renovations are being made to several portions of RBNC, which Executive Director Jennica Lambert said will hopefully be ready around the beginning of the summer.
Assistant Store Manager for Home Depot Stephany Vasquez said they're just happy to be a part of something that will help future generations for years to come.
'Jennica is a really good partner with us, and we love what they do here in the community for everybody. 'And we just thought, you know, we'd try to see if the Home Depot Foundation would help fund this project,' Vasquez said.
RBNC is always accepting donations to help continue its mission of educating the youth in our area.
They can always use volunteers and donations. If you're interested, click here.
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