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$50,000 GRANT FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON The Whittier Conservancy has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Southern California Edison for a rest stop on the Greenway Trail. The Conservancy “promotes the awareness and appreciation of Whittier’s historic, aesthetic, and natural resources.” Edison International, parent company of SCE, invests in the communities its serves, providing support for organizations that contribute to the public good. The partnership among Edison, the City of Whittier, and the Conservancy will help enhance the Greenway Trail by building a rest station near Palm Park. The Greenway Trail, a five-mile stretch of land once a corridor of the Southern Pacific Railroad, has become a popular destination in Whittier. Funding from local, state, and federal sources has turned the once-blighted land into a beautiful thoroughfare used daily by hikers, bikers, pedestrians, school kids, and animal lovers. It connects neighborhoods and provides a rich environment in which to experience nature within the urban landscape. Since Edison “commits resources to the schools and neighborhoods it serves,” this grant will go a long way toward funding the proposed rest stop. In keeping with this year’s theme of Sustainability, the Conservancy has chosen to retrofit the station with recycled materials. Artifacts, including large porch columns that were salvaged from the Nelles School property, will be restored to provide shade and comfort to trail users. Sylvia Southerland, Regional Public Affairs Manager for Southern California Edison, said, “In our community, we find the potential for human excellence.” “Funding for this rest station was insufficient without the generous contribution from Edison,” according to Mary Gorman-Sullens, President of the Whittier Conservancy. “We are bringing together the best people who will work together to make this project happen.”
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