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Council accepts $900,000 donation to create memory garden in Lawson Gardens
Summary
The council voted June 17 to accept a restricted $900,000 gift from Eleanor Florence McCloskey to develop a memory garden at Lawson Gardens designed for people with Alzheimer's and dementia; organizers said the gift provides the core funding and they will return with design details.
The Pullman City Council on June 17 unanimously accepted a restricted donation of $900,000 from Eleanor Florence McCloskey to develop a memory garden at Lawson Gardens.
Sue Hintz, a longtime Pullman resident and member of the memory‑garden committee, presented the donation and described the garden as an accessible outdoor space designed to support people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and their caregivers. "This will be something for everyone," Hintz said, explaining the garden will focus on safety, sensory…
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