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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Robin Weinstein
    Oct 05
    2017

    Volunteer Spotlight: Robin Weinstein

    By Carina Martin

    To Robin Weinstein, nurturing plants and nurturing people are one and the same. Robin had no way of knowing that her love of home gardening, sparked by her sister over twenty years ago, would eventually lead her to a job guiding...

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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Bernie and Verna McGinley
    Sep 13
    2017

    Volunteer Spotlight: Bernie and Verna McGinley

    By Sarah Martin

    “We wanted to volunteer at Phipps because we like the place! It is peaceful and plants are healing,” said Bernie and Verna McGinley. The couple began volunteering in 2013 and have assisted in nearly every department at...

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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Betty Dillon
    Aug 03
    2017

    Volunteer Spotlight: Betty Dillon

    By Sarah Martin

    Volunteer Betty Dillon explains that the best aspect of being a docent at Phipps is being able to watch a child’s reaction when they learn something new or are amazed by a plant. Betty has been volunteering since 2012. When...

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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Dolores Nypaver
    Jul 06
    2017

    Volunteer Spotlight: Dolores Nypaver

    By Sarah Martin

    Dolores Nypaver first realized just how much she could learn at Phipps after she took the Master Gardener class in 2009. “Every time I come to Phipps — whether it is for planting or greeting — I learn something....

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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Sibylle Ingold
    Jun 06
    2017

    Volunteer Spotlight: Sibylle Ingold

    By Sarah Martin

    The seamless combination of science, nature and art is why volunteer docent Sibylle Ingold loves spending time at Phipps. “People who love plants or nature are generally good people,” she said. When Sibylle gives tours...

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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Paul Wiegman
    May 03
    2017

    Volunteer Spotlight: Paul Wiegman

    By Sarah Martin

    Nearly all of the photos you see on Phipps' website, social media pages, displays and signage come from one man: Paul Wiegman, a volunteer at Phipps since 2004. “I simply enjoy taking pictures,” said Paul. With a...

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