Many thanks to Beresford parent Steve Parker for this beautiful and unique donation.

The Songbird birdbath will provide a sanctuary in your yard for our feathered friends seeking a little respite along with a splash. It's made by a local company in San Francisco. A. Silvestri Co. is a manufacturer of architectural grade, decorative pre-cast concrete statuary, fountains, planters and garden art. The Silvestri family proudly celebrates its fifth generation in the statuary industry.

Arcangelo Silvestri along with his two brothers and a brother-in-law settled in San Francisco in 1900. They began to manufacture ornamental molding and figurines out of plaster which they peddled from door to door.