After our summer break, HERE IS our fun and educational September Newsletter. and we are in full swing with the erecting and planting of Gardens of Hope in our community.
NEW to our Foundation, we are adding something you have been asking for: MEMBERSHIP!
We are excited to announce our new membership program. Many of you have asked me how you can make a difference, and we have just rolled out this opportunity.
For as little as $6 a month, your membership takes gardens within our parks and recreation, school campuses, vacant properties that might lay dormant, and creates an exemplary learning environment for providing hands-on nutrition and health education, promoting positive time outdoors, physical activity and developing collaborative skills.
On November 19th, the Joseph P Cory Foundation visited one of their first Gardens of Hope schools, Hammock Pointe Elementary, Boca Raton, FL. In addition to the campus’ actual working organic garden, an overarching curriculum provides education for students, via a variety of fun and impactful lessons. It is almost […]
Our mid-January rain brought about a spurt of growth for our Gardens of Hope. Herbs and vegetables responded with a great harvest to be enjoyed by students, affording them mixed bags of food to take home. In our classrooms, “How to Think Like a Chef” was a perfect way to […]
Congratulations to teachers Zarina Fortunato, first grade educator, and Kerry Maione, ESOL coordinator at Sandpiper Shores Elementary in Boca Raton. Kerry and Zarina are one of our latest Gardens of Hope grant recipients, and we are excited to watch great health take root and grow this year! Hats off to Principal Coyle’s support […]
Sandpiper Shores Elementary School Garden Club received their first “Ready, Set, Grow” Gardens of Hope education from teachers Zarina Fortunato and Kerry Maione. Students learned about companion planting for pest control, and what grows best together. In addition to some starter plants, seeds will also be planted and charted, for […]