457 Devonshire Ct.
Bay Village, Ohion 44140
April 16, 2004


Mrs. Chris Riedel King
Senior Community Relations Consultant
The Principal Financial Group
711 High Street
Des Moines, Iowa  50392-0150

Dear Mrs. King:

The 118 members of the Bay Village Garden Club of Ohio wish to express their sincere appreciation for the $3,000.00 grant.  Your desire to foster historic garden projects in conjunction with the National Garden Clubs encouraged the development of existing and future sites.  The program motivated over 400 garden clubs.

Your grant eneables us to make a major contribution to the beautification of our city.  Our plan is to palce an 11 foot high corten steel sculpture of the city logo--a sailboat--in historic Cahoon Park bordering Lake Erie.  Miscanthus purpauscens, "Flame Grass", Pennisetum alopecuroides, "Little Buny", Heavy Metal", Festuca glauca, "Elijah Blue", Pennisetum alopecuroides, "Hamelin", and Zebrinus, "Zebra Grasswill simulate the wave movement of the lake itself.  The accompnaying plauqe will, of course, recognice your financial assistance.

We will forward publicity concerning our Seascape project to you.

Most sincerely,

Nannette Smith
President of Bay Village Garden Club