DMLA seeks out Adopt a Pot participants

MOSES LAKE — The Downtown Moses Lake Association is soliciting business owners and volunteers for its Adopt a Pot program for summer 2022.

Association director Lexi Smith estimated there are about 200 flower pots downtown, and some are still orphans.

“There are plenty left,” Smith said.

The Adopt a Pot program serves a dual purpose.

“It’s a fundraiser for the Downtown Moses Lake Association,” she said.

It’s also a downtown beautification project. Flower pots can be adopted for $100 each, and donors are recognized with a plaque on the pot.

“This year we have a new design (for the plaques),” Smith said.

The DMLA also will list donors on its website, which is in the process of being updated, as well as on the organization’s social media channels.

Flower pots need flowers, of course, and those are supplied by students from Moses Lake High School.

“The FFA students from the high school grow and plant the flowers,” Smith said.

Moses Lake FFA members and students in MLHS horticulture classes grow flowers each winter and spring for the annual FFA plant sale prior to Mother’s Day. The students also grow flowers for downtown, ordered by DMLA, and plant them in early May. The DMLA provides maintenance throughout the summer and fall.

People can sign up for the program at the DMLA website, www.mlbacares.org, by calling 509-770-1700 or by mail to PO Box 1201, Moses Lake WA 98837. Order forms can be downloaded from the DMLA website.

Cheryl Schweizer may be reached at cschweizer@columbiabasinherald.com.