ROCKLEDGE, FL (APIRL 7, 2016) – Rockledge Gardens and the Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, from 6pm-8pm to celebrate the completion of the Harry and Mary Witte Center pavilion and gardens at Rockledge Gardens, 2153 South U.S. Highway 1, Rockledge, Florida, 32955. The ribbon cutting will take place at 7pm and the Honorable Tom Price, Mayor of Rockledge, will be in attendance to do the cutting. The event will include hors d’oeuvres from the Farm at Rockledge Gardens and garden-inspired cocktails from the Sol-tree Company, specializing in green events.
The Harry and Mary Witte Learning Center has been named for Rockledge Gardens founders who built Rockledge Gardens on the core values of family, community, and the beauty of nature. The Wittes especially prized knowledge and education and their daughter, current Rockledge Gardens owner, Theresa Riley, along with her husband Kevin, are caring on their legacy with this new space. Harry died in 1998 and Mary is retired and currently living with Theresa in Rockledge.
Rockledge Gardens has long hosted gardening classes, workshops, talks, and special events on its 4-acre property on U.S. 1 in Rockledge. The Harry and Mary Witte Learning Center will allow the garden center to expand its offerings to cooking and dance classes and other special events. The pavilion and gardens will also be available for the community to use as a place to relax with a picnic or a good book and will be available to rent for private evens such as weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and fundraisers.
For more information about the Harry and Mary Witte Learning Center, please contact Rockledge Gardens Events and Marketing Director, Liz Lark-Riley and liz@rockledgegardens.com.
