Periwinkle Garden Club Donates $1,000 to Roots in Resilience
/The Periwinkle Garden Club of Fort Myers, the oldest garden club in Lee County and a club that once counted Mrs. Thomas Edison among its members, has donated $1,000 to Roots in Resilience, marking its first contribution to a nonprofit initiative on Sanibel Island.
The community extends our deepest appreciation to the Periwinkle Garden Club for helping to invest in Sanibel’s environmental future. The donation will support the restoration of Sanibel’s historic Causeway Corridor and the creation of a healthier, more resilient landscape for residents and visitors.
Roots in Resilience is a citizen-driven initiative that seeks to restore and enhance Sanibel Island’s vegetative character by introducing large, resilient, native trees and complementary vegetation to public roadways damaged or destroyed by recent storms. Partners include the City of Sanibel, Charitable Foundation of the Islands, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, BIG ARTS and Coastal Vista Design. Citizen volunteers include John Henshaw, Kate Sergeant, David Muench and Jason Halliburton.
The Charitable Foundation of the Islands (EIN 27-4027791) is proud to facilitate donations from citizens, foundations and organizations to the Roots in Resilience project. Learn more at RootsinResilience.org.
Members of the Periwinkle Garden Club present a check for $1,000 to the Roots in Resilience initiative. The donation will support the restoration of Sanibel’s historic Causeway Corridor and the creation of a healthier, more resilient landscape for residents and visitors.
The Roots in Resilience Planning Committee (L to R): Dolly Farrell (Charitable Foundation of the Islands), Dana Dettmar (City of Sanibel), Elizabeth Gromko (BIG ARTS), David Muench (Periwinkle Park), John Henshaw (resident), Leigh Gevelinger (Coastal Vista Design), Rose Gilson (Coastal Vista Design), James Evans (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation), Jason Halliburton (resident), Kate Sergeant (resident), Jenny Evans (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation), and Savannah Kelly (Charitable Foundation of the Islands).
About Roots in Resilience: (RootsinResilience.org)
The mission of Roots in Resilience is to re-green Sanibel's public spaces by planting 50 large native trees and vegetation each year, restoring our sanctuary island's subtropical beauty and shade for decades to come. Roots in Resilience has set a 50-year goal of 50 trees planted annually — supporting shade and wildlife habitat while helping manage stormwater through transpiration and making the island more resilient overall. Its first project is already complete, with new projects planned for summer 2027 and beyond, and reaching this scale of impact will require reliable, ongoing funding each year.
