S2E1: Flying Flowers - Butterfly House Robbery
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Peas in a Pod-cast is back for another season! For the first episode back, Friends of the Garden intern Diana Dudenhoeffer digs deep into the robbery that took place at the Roston Native Butterfly House. Late August 20 or early August 21, someone cut a hole in the nylon netting exterior of the butterfly house and stole several pieces of park property. Tune into this episode to hear about the robbery itself, the aftermath, and the good deeds of community members made a positive difference in an otherwise unfortunate situation. Here’s a rundown of the voices in this story: Lisa Bakerink – She used to be a volunteer at the butterfly house. Now she’s a volunteer coordinator and administrator at Springfield Botanical Gardens Olivia, Nellie, and Keegan Adams Jones – Keegan and her two daughters started a fundraiser on the crowdfunding website GoFundMe to try to recoup some of the costs after the robbery. Peas in a Pod-cast is written, produced, recorded, and hosted by Diana Dudenhoeffer. Intro and outro Music is “Curious Nature” by Ketsa, FreeMusicArchive.org, licensed under Attribution – NonCommercial NoDerivites 4.0 International.
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