Volunteers from local credit unions and the Democratic National Committee recently finished building a “health and wellness” garden at CHOP’s Karabots Pediatric Care Center at 48th and Market, a project built for the Democratic National Convention later this month and designed to operate long after the convention leaves.

The vegetable and flower garden will provide fresh vegetables for the Karabots Center and host wellness and nutrition workshops and other events for patients. The garden is at the western edge of the Karabots property, along 49th Street, and is only regularly accessible through the parking lot to the rear of the building.

Credit Union volunteers have a tradition to “leave behind” projects in cities hosting the national party conventions. A similar project is underway at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, the site of the Republican convention.