Lakewood Health System Memorial Garden named
STAPLES - After dozens of name submissions and a panel vote, the memorial garden set to be built on the west side of Lakewood Health System is now named The Serenity Sanctuary at Lakewood Health System.
Planning for the garden began in 2006 with an idea submission by Dr. Julie Benson, a family medicine physician at Lakewood Health System. The master plan includes an amphitheatre, beach area, walking paths, gazebo, shrub maze, picnic area, fountains, bridges and more.
Sue Storry, an OB nurse at Lakewood Health System, submitted the winning name for the memorial garden at Lakewood Health System, The Serenity Sanctuary. Storry planted the garden's first tree. Sen. Dan Skogen, DFL- Hewitt (left), Lakewood President Tim Rice, Lakewood Foundation Director Connie Etzler, Lakewood employees Sue Storry and Nola Varilek and Rep. Mary Ellen Otremba-DFL-Long Prairie.
More than 100 community members and Lakewood employees attended The Serenity Sanctuary naming celebration. Sue Storry, an OB nurse at Lakewood Health System submitted the winning name and planted the garden's first tree.
The building of The Serenity Sanctuary will depend heavily on donations, both by Lakewood Health System, a nonprofit organization and community fundraising.