The North Cobb Rotary Club TEAMED UP with the Kennesaw Mountain Varsity Volleyball team to clean and freshen the Pine Mountain Middle School Memorial Garden, Kennesaw. 

The Pine Mountain Memorial Garden was rededicated during the 2004-2005 school year to honor Jack Hensley, a Pine Mountain Middle School widely admired substitute teacher and parent. Mr. Hensley was one of three hostages kidnapped and killed while working in Iraq in the fall of 2004, garnering national and world-wide attention.  Since then, many other beloved individuals of Pine Mountain Middle School have been memorialized in the garden. 

Through the pandemic, the garden had fallen to over-growth.  Principal David Nelson connected with the North Cobb Rotary, who stepped into action.  They collaborated with the Kennesaw Mountain High Varsity Volleyball team, Edward Jones Financial, Home Depot - Acworth, and Chick-fil-A – Barrett Parkway to make this clean-up happen.

On Aug. 22, The North Cobb Rotarians and the Kennesaw Mountain Varsity Volleyball team clipped, cut, raked, and pulled weeds.  They pressure-washed structures and spread mulch.  The results are remarkable!  But – wait! – There’s more!

Soon Phase 2 of the project will happen.  The pergola, benches, and table will be painted by Kennesaw State University students, new plants will be installed, and additional mulch will be spread by Home Depot volunteers.  This fall, a public re-dedication of the garden is being planned.