Mildred McAlpine was a long-term Erin Garden Club member who loved the club so much that she asked people to donate to the club in lieu of flowers when she passed away in 2024. Many people did donate and we decided to take that money and plant a tree in her honour. On Saturday, May 10th at 2:00 p.m. in Carberry Park we did a dedication of her maple tree. In attendance from her family was her husband Ross, her son Wes and his wife Irene as well as her daughter Karen and her husband Scott. From the club was Louise McKenzie and her husband Ken who had known Mildred for close to 50 years. Even before she joined the Garden Club! Melanie Glisinski who always brought Mildred to club meetings and brought along a picture of the two of them doing a Halloween event that they put on every year. Also in attendance from the club were Dawn Roberts, Margaret Barnstaple, Jen Edwards and Jackie Clark. Town councilor John Brennan also attended to represent the town which has allowed us to use the park for this tree planting. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Mildred would have been very pleased!