Pride benches at two Kings County schools and a church that were vandalized are being repaired and replaced thanks to The Flower Cart Group and area businesses. | SaltWire
Pride benches at Aldershot Elementary School were vandalized overnight between Oct. 17 and 18. REDDIT PHOTONEW MINAS, N.S. — Pride benches at two Kings County schools and a church that were vandalized are being repaired and replaced thanks to The Flower Cart Group and area businesses.
Participants and staff from The Flower Cart Group return newly rebuilt Pride benches to Aldershot Elementary School on Oct. 20. The benches and a picnic table were taken in for repair after being vandalized overnight between Oct. 17 and 18. CONTRIBUTED Kings Presbyterian administrative assistant Peggy Beazley said the two benches at the church that were targeted were “destroyed” with the boards being broken.Kent Building Supplies donated lumber to help rebuild Pride benches that were vandalized. From left are Kent assistant manager Curtis Jones, The Flower Cart Group participant Doug Fraser, and CEO Jeff Kelly at Kent in New Minas on Oct. 20.
The Flower Cart Group CEO Jeff Kelly said the acts of vandalism are “a disturbing set of events.” He said it appears the vandalized items were all damaged in the same manner with boards being smashed in the middle. He said group members appreciate when they can produce something like Pride benches and picnic tables that are of value to the community. Kelly said the products also symbolize the Flower Cart’s own values, and that is why the organization was so quick to step in and see the items repaired and replaced.
Pride benches at Aldershot Elementary School were vandalized overnight between Oct. 17 and 18. REDDIT PHOTO