POST FALLS - A pavilion where gardening classes will be held has blossomed next to the city of Post Falls' community garden thanks to the Rotary of Post Falls.

The club donated $10,000 toward the project, which funded most of the building off Third Avenue near the senior center.

Rotary members and their families also provided about 600 hours to help city workers build the recently-completed pavilion.

"It will bring people together and give them new skills," said Dave Fair, Post Falls' parks and recreation director. "There's a lot of interest in gardening, but not everybody has one. This will help more people enjoy (the hobby)."

The 920-square-foot pavilion is built on 3.5 acres owned by the city. For the nonprofit's efforts, the building is named the Rotary of Post Falls Community Garden Pavilion.

Rotarian Rick Noordam, who is also a member on the city's Parks and Recreation Commission, said the club wanted to work on a project that would benefit a lot of people in the community and complement the city's community garden.

"Some people think we're just a bunch of suits," Noordam said. "We actually do a lot of construction.

"We try to do a big community project every three years or so and community gardening is growing, so this fit."

Rotarians and their families spent several weekends over the summer working on the pavilion.

The city rents individual plots within its community garden. Most of the equipment for the garden was donated. The pavilion will also be used to store materials.

Ace Hardware and Badger Building Center supplied construction materials at cost toward the project to help defray the cost.